Old Testament Women
This widow was an example of unwavering faith and bravery in the Bible.
Ruth the Moabite
This woman was Jamaica's first female Prime Minister and served from 2006- 2007, and again from 2012-2016.
Portia Simpson Miller
She was the first nurse practitioner in Jamaica and she established the British Hotel to serve both the comfort and medical needs of the wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.
Mary Seacole
In a male-dominated Roman empire, she had a successful business selling purple cloth.
Lydia
This invention turned secretary Bette Nesmith Graham into a millionaire. First marketed as "Mistake-Out," Graham's homemade invention was an instant hit among her fellow secretaries.
Liquid Paper/ White-Out
This woman's story is one of an unexpected person becoming a faithful servant of God. By providing shelter to Israelite soldiers, she puts her own life at risk while demonstrating faith in God.
Rahab
At 21 Years Old, this woman known as the “Pocket Rocket” became the first Caribbean woman to win the gold medal in the 100-meter race and the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Which abolitionist was known as ‘Moses’ in the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
She was the first person Jesus appeared to after His resurrection
Mary Magdalene
Madam C.J Walker is known as the first self-made Black female millionaire. What products led to her success?
Beauty/Hair care products
She gave God a name: El Roi, the God Who Sees
She became the first non-American to win the US talent show The Voice, claiming the crown in the fifth season.
Tessanne Chin
She was the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Margaret Thatcher
The faithfulness of these two women, related to Timothy played a vital role in influencing the next generation for Jesus.
Lois & Eunice
This woman is known for her discovery of radium and polonium, and her huge contribution to finding treatments for cancer.
Marie Curie
She said this
"May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow, I do not make your life like that of one of them."
Jezebel
She led a community of formerly enslaved Africans called the Windward Maroons.
Nanny of the Maroons
Which disability and women’s rights activist was known for being the first deaf-blind person to write a book and earn a Bachelor’s Degree?
Hellen Keller
This sister of Lazarus and Mary, often opened her home to Jesus and his apostles, providing much-needed food and rest.
Martha
With New York City police being notoriously slow to respond to calls in her neighborhood, Marie Van Brittan Brown took matters into her own hands and created this system to protect her property and those inside it from burglary etc.
Home security system
She patiently waited to marry her love Jacob after being cruelly deceived by her father, who tricked Jacob into marrying her sister.
Rachel
She is considered the Mother of Art in Jamaica.
Edna Manley
Which of the following pilots was the first female pilot to operate a transatlantic flight in 1932?
Amelia Earhart
Another barren woman in the Bible, she was singled out by God for a special honor. When God caused her to conceive at an old age, her son grew up to become a mighty prophet
Elizabeth
Originally designed to demonstrate the evils of unchecked capitalism, Elizabeth Magie's "The Landlord's Game," was patented in 1904, 30 years before a man patented a very similar game called and sold it to Parker Brothers.
The First Monopoly Game