Civil Rights Heroes
She refused to give up her bus seat in 1955.
Rosa Parks
She helped NASA astronauts get to space using math.
Katherine Johnson
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
She wrote the Harry Potter series.
J. K. Rowling
She is a famous gymnast with many Olympic gold medals.
Simone Biles
At age six, this civil rights activist became the youngest of a group of African American students to integrate schools in the American South.
Ruby Bridges
She was the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes for her work in science.
Marie Curie
She was the first female vice president of the United States.
Kamala Harris
Which Cuban artist is known for her colorful self-portraits?
Frida Kahlo
She won 23 Grand Slam tennis singles titles.
Serena Williams
She was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
Shirley Chisholm
She was the first American woman in space.
Sally Ride
She was the first Latina woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayor
She created The Oprah Winfrey Show.
Oprah Winfrey
She fought for equal pay in women’s soccer.
Megan Rapinoe
She worked to help enslaved people escape using the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
She studied chimpanzees and helped protect animals.
Jane Goodall
Who was the first deaf-blind person to earn a college degree?
Helen Keller
She has won more Grammys than any other artist.
Beyoncé
Which American woman was the first to win three Olympic medals in track and field after a childhood doctor thought she would never walk again?
Wilma Rudolph
She became the youngest poet to perform at a U.S. presidential inauguration in 2021.
Amanda Gorman
She was a computer scientist whose work helped send astronauts to the moon.
Margaret Hamilton
She was the first Black woman to become a self-made millionaire in the U.S.
Madam C. J. Walker
Which Colombian singer is known for the song Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)?
Shakira
She was the first Black woman from any country to win a gold Olympic medal.
Alice Coachman