Women in History
In 1955, this woman, an African American living in Montgomery, Alabama, challenged the race segregation that existed in parts of the US by refusing to give up her seat on a bus so that a white person could sit down.
Who is Rosa Parks
What slang term for marijuana is also the name of a style of women's shoes that have a strap across the top of the foot?
What is Mary Jane
Who is the first and only tennis player to achieve a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles?
Who is Serena Williams
Simone Biles is the most decorated athlete in what sport?
What is Gymnastics
Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin
This woman was an American aviation pilot and writer. She is most famously known as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and over the next five years continued to break speed and flying records. In June 1937 she began a flight around the world, becoming the first person to fly from the Red Sea to India when she was reported missing on 2 July near Howland Island in the Pacific. This woman’s disappearance is one of history's unsolved mysteries and she was declared dead in absentia in 1939.
Who is Amelia Earheart?
What organization, founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, has almost three million members across all age groups and raises over $750 million between January and March each year with their annual fundraising efforts?
Who are The Girl Scouts
She deserves a lot of R-E-S-P-E-C-T for being the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame back in 1987.
Who is Aretha Franklin
Who is known for being the first African American prima ballerina?
A: Anne Benna Sims
B: Aesha Ash
C: Janet Collins
Who is Janet Collins
With 28 wins, ____ has the most Grammy Awards in history.
This woman was a Mexican artist whose striking, distinctive works combine an exploration of gender, class and identity with symbols from the nation’s cultural history. This woman has gone on to become an important figure for social causes including feminism and LGBTQ rights.
A. Frida Kahlo
B. Rita Moreno
C. Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta
D. Gloria Estefan
Who is Frida Kahlo
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- Rita Moreno: Actress
- Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta: American Labor Leader and Civil rights activist
- Gloria Estefan: Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman
In 1770, the British Parliament considered a bill that would punish women for witchcraft if they wore…what?
What is Makeup
Wearing makeup was frowned upon bc of its “effects on men.”
Madam C.J Walker is known as the first self-made Black female millionaire. What products led to her success?
A: The Barbie Doll
B: Beauty/Hair care products
C: Potato Chips
D: Electric Refrigerator
What are Beauty/Hair care products
Eileen Gu is the first Chinese American to win an Olympic gold medal in which category?
A: Snowboarding
B: Freestyle skiing
C: Speed skating
D: Ice skating
Freestyle Skiing
Who was the first known LGBTQ woman to win an Oscar for best actress.
Who is Jodie Foster
This woman changed the world not once but twice. She founded the new science of radioactivity – even the word was invented by her – and her discoveries launched effective cures for cancer. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, first female professor at the University of Paris, and the first person - note the use of person there, not woman - to win a second Nobel Prize. Who is this Woman?
A. Virginia Holsinger
B. Sally Ride
C. Ada Lovelace
D. Marie Curie
Who is Marie Curie
What sudsy craft first started out as a woman’s gig
What is Brewing beer
Around the world, making beer was originally the province of “alewives.” In fact, the oldest known description of beer brewing is a Sumerian hymn to Ninkasi, the goddess of beer.
Who was the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license?
A: Mary McLeod Bethune
B: Bessie Coleman
C: Barbara Smith
D: Mary Shelley
Who is Bessie Coleman
Single-handed sailing is one of the most demanding sports that requires much endurance. In 2005, This woman decided to go one step further and sail round the world. And not only did she circumnavigate the globe alone, she also did it faster than anyone had done before: 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds (1 day and 8 and a half hours faster than the Frenchman Francis Joyon). After her retirement she dedicated herself to protecting the oceans through a Foundation she built and named after herself.
- Ellen MacArthur
- Jutta Kleinschmidt
- Yelena Isinbayeva
- Edurne Pasaban
Ellen MacArthur
Who was the first Latinx person to receive an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award).
Who is Rita Moreno
This woman led the first official team of British military nurses to Turkey during the Crimean War, fought between Britain and Russia (1853-56). Nicknamed 'the Lady with the Lamp' for the night rounds she made tending to the wounded and sick, this woman continued in her work after the war and was instrumental in establishing a permanent military nursing service and implementing improvements to the army medical services.
A. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
B. Ann Preston
C. Florence Nightingale
D. Elizabeth Blackwell
Who is Florence Nightingale
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Rebecca Lee Crumpler: first African American woman in the US to earn an MD
B. Ann Preston: As the first woman dean of a U.S. medical school
D. Elizabeth Blackwell: first woman in the US to earn an MD degree
What color represents Woman's History Month
What is purple
Which politician was the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress?
A: Barbara Jordan
B: Shirley Chisholm
C: Carol Moseley Braun
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Who is considered the fastest woman of all time with records from 1988 in the 100 and 200-meter dashes that still stand today.
Who is Florence Griffith Joyner
Who was the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood walk of fame.
Who is Anna May Wong