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Women in Entertainment
100

The greatest quantity or value attainable

Maximum

100

This American poet wrote “I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing,” an autobiography that brought her international acclaim

Maya Angelou

100

This tennis player won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era

Serena Williams

100

This woman was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Amelia Earnhart 

100

This actress and singer starred in “The Sound of Music” and “Mary Poppins”

Julie Andrews

200

To utter words with a low inarticulate voice

Mumble

200

She is a British author who created the “Harry Potter” series, which has become a global phenomenon

JR Rowling

200

She was the First Woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal

Charlotte Cooper, Tennis

200

She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields

Marie Curie

200

This TV mom from “The Brady Bunch” had six children and was known for her loving and supportive nature

Carol Brady 

300

A comedy-drama film that Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon starred in together

Stepmom

300

This French fashion designer is credited with liberating women from the constraints of the “corseted silhouette” and popularizing a sporty, casual chic style

Coco Chanel

300

First Lady who was credited with saving the famous portrait of George Washington while the British were burning down the White House

Dolly Madison

300

This woman was the first Prime Minster of the United Kingdom

Margaret Thatcher

300

This singer and actress won an Oscar for her role in “Dreamgirls” and is known for phenomenal voice

Jennifer Hudson

400

To embalm and dry up / shrivel

Mummify

400

This author of “Frankenstein” is considered one of the pioneers of science fiction

Mary Shelley
400

She became the first female jockey to win the Kentucky Derby in 2021

Rosie Napravnik

400

This woman became the first female Supreme Court Justice for the United States in 1981

Sandra Day O'Connor

400

This singer and actress starred in the 1954 version of “A Star is Born” and is known for her powerful voice

Judy Garland

500

An instrument for measuring and indicating the force of speed & sometimes direction of wind

 Anemometer

500

This Mexican artist is known for her self-portraits and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico

Frida Kahlo

500

This golfer was the first woman to compete in a PGA Tour event in 1945

Babe Zaharias

500

She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States

Elizabeth Blackwell

500

She directed the 2019 film “Little Women” and is known for her work on “Lady Bird”

Greta Gerwig