Women in Science
The first woman to win a Nobel Prize, she's famous for her work in radioactivity and her discovery of radium and polonium.
Who is the first woman Vice President of the United States?
Who is Kamala Harris
With 30 world medals, she is the most decorated gymnast in World Championships history. She is also the first American woman to win seven national all-around titles
Who is Simone Biles
A Swedish environmental activist, she is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change metigation.
Who is Greta Thunberg
The current governor of Michigan?
Who is Gretchen Whitmer
She is considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, after 60 years' studying the social and family interactions of them in the wild
Who is Jane Goodall
African American civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on the bus
Who is Rosa Parks
She made history in 2023 by becoming the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for best actress for her role in “Everything Everywhere All at Once.”
Who is Michelle Yeoh
An education activist from Pakistan, she became the the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate for her fight for the right of every child to receive an education.
Who is Malala Yousafzai
The Queen of Soul, the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and best known for her titles "Respect" and "Think", this woman grew up in Detroit.
This American marine biologist published Silent Spring, she didn’t just call attention to the dangers of indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides; she also helped launch the modern environmental movement.
Who is Rachel Carson
Her real name is Elizabeth Griscom. She's credited for being the first maker of the American Flag and has a house named after her in Philadephia, PA.
Who is Betsy Ross
With 32 wins, she holds the records for the most Grammys won. Some of her most popular songs include "Halo," "Single Ladies," and "Crazy in Love".
Who is Beyoncé
She was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993-2020. She was the first Jewish woman and the second female to serve on the court. She spent much of her career advocating for gender equality and women’s rights.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Born in Saginaw, MI, this sister is regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time with 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles
Who is Serena Williams
She was a mathematician, and NASA's first black manager in 1949. She became an expert FORTRAN programmer, and she also contributed to the Scout Launch Vehicle Program
Who is Dorothy Vaughan
This woman (D-California) became the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2007.
Who is Nancy Pelosi
This American television host, philanthropist, entrepreneur and media personality was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Her first movie debut in 1985 was in The Color Purple. At the end of the 20th century Life Magazine listed her as both the most influential woman and the most influential black person of her generation, and in a cover story profile the magazine called her "America's Most Powerful Woman”.
Who is Oprah?
Writer and political organizer who became nationally recognized as a leader and a spokeswoman for the feminist movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 2013 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her work in the women’s liberation movement.
Who is Gloria Steinem
Who is Mary Sue Coleman
An astronaut and aerospace engineer, she is the first Indian woman to travel to space as part of the Space Shuttle Columbia mission.
Who is Dr. Kalpana Chawla
Who was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court appointed by President Reagan making her its first woman justice in the year 1981?
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
She became the world’s first Black athlete to win Olympic gold at a Winter Games in 2002 for bobsledding
Who is Vonetta Flowers
She was a Latina-American drag queen who became one of the most radical gay and transgender activists of the 1960s and 70s. As co-founder of the Gay Liberation Front, she was known for participating in the Stonewall Riots of 1969 and establishing the political organization STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries)
Who is Sylvia Rivera
This singer-songwriter, actress, director, dancer, and entrepreneur was born in Bay City, Michigan in 1958. She released her self-titled one worded debut album in 1983 and has sold more than 300 million records worldwide and is recognized as the best-selling female recording artist of all time. Who is she?
Who is Madonna?