American History
My real name is Elizabeth Griscom. I am credited for being the first maker of the American Flag and have a house named after me in Philadephia, PA.
Who is Betsy Ross?
I spent more than 20-plus years in the entertainment industry. I am an actress, singer, and dancer. I became the first Latin actress to earn over $1 million for a film. My nickname is J.LO.
Who is Jennifer Lopez?
In July 1848, some 240 men and women gathered in upstate New York for a meeting convened, said organizers, “to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women.” One hundred of the delegates–68 women and 32 men–signed a Declaration of Sentiments, modeled on the Declaration of Independence, declaring that women, like men, were citizens with an “inalienable right to the elective franchise.” This Convention marked the beginning of the campaign for women’s suffrage.
What is The Seneca Falls Convention?
I am an American actress. I am the recipient of many awards, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. I was one of the highest-paid actresses in the world in 2015. My films have earned over $6.8 billion worldwide, and I appeared in the Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2009. One of my most famous films is Princess Diaries.
Who is Anne Hathaway?
I am an American professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women's single tennis. I have won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most by any player in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time behind Margaret Court (24). The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) ranked me world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017. I reached the No. 1 ranking for the first time on July 8, 2002. On my sixth occasion, I held the ranking for 186 consecutive weeks, tying the record set by Steffi Graf. In total, she has been No. 1 for a total of 319 weeks.
Who is Serena Williams?
In the year 1920, this Constitutional Amendment gave women a voice and presence in political elections.
What is the 19 Constitutional Amendment?
I am a pop superstar that brought Mexican Tejano music to the masses. I am one of the most influential Latinx artists of my time. I won a Grammy award in 1993 and a gold record in 1994.
Who is Selena?
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated this woman to be the first woman on the Supreme Court. She did not have much judicial experience when she began her Supreme Court term—she had only been a judge for a few years and had never served on a federal court—but she soon made a name for herself as one of the Court’s most thoughtful centrists. She retired in 2006.
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
I am an American member of the British royal family and a former actress. I was in a recurring role in the television series, "Suits." After this, I married Prince Harry and became Duchess of Sussex. I have one child named Archie. I also gained recognition for creating and releasing two fashion lines of clothing in 2015–2016.
Who is Meghan Markle?
I am an American artistic gymnast. With a combined total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals, I am the most decorated American gymnast and the world's third most decorated gymnast. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, I won individual gold medals in all-around, vault and floor; bronze in balance beam; and gold as part of the United States team. I am the gymnast with the most World medals (25) and most World gold medals (19).
Who is Simone Biles?
I was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, traveling from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to Ireland in approximately 15 hours.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
On April 8, 1993, I became the first Hispanic women in the world to go to space. I was aboard the Discovery Shuttle for a total of 9 days researching the Earth's ozone layer. I have had 1,000 hours in space in total. In 2013 I became the first Hispanic director, and second female director, of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Who is Ellen Ochoa?
When this person, known as “Kay,” took over leadership of The Washington Company in 1972, she became the first woman to be CEO of a Fortune 500 Company. Under her leadership, The Washington Post flourished and famously broke the story of the Watergate scandal to the world.
Who is Katharine Graham?
I am an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. I am best known for my talk show which was the highest-rated television program of its kind in history and ran in national syndication for 25 years from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", I was the richest African American of the 20th century and North America's first black multi-billionaire, and I have been ranked the greatest black philanthropist in American history.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
I am an American former World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team. I won four World Cup overall championships—one of only two female skiers to do so—with three consecutive titles in 2008, 2009, and 2010, plus another in 2012. I won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first one for an American woman. I also won a record eight World Cup season titles in the downhill discipline (2008–2013, 2015, 2016), five titles in super-G (2009–2012, 2015), and three consecutive titles in the combined (2010–2012). In 2016, I won my 20th World Cup crystal globe title, the overall record for men or women, surpassing Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden, who won 19 globes from 1975 to 1984. I have the second highest super ranking of all skiers, men or women.
Who is Lindsey Vonn?
I was a part of the women's suffrage movement. In 1878, my coworkers and I presented an amendment to Congress that would give women the right to vote. In 1872, I was arrested for voting. I was tried and fined $100 for my crime.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
I am a painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by my country's popular culture, I employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. I joined the Mexican Communist Party in 1927. I married Diego Rivera in 1929. One of the largest exhibitions in the US by a sole painter was by me and it was called Appearances Can Be Deceiving.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This woman was an aerospace engineer, training to be an astronaut, when she was cut from the space program because she didn’t have her PhD. She turned to car racing instead and became the first woman to qualify for the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500. Mechanical difficulties forced her out of the 1977 Indy race, but the next year she finished in ninth place (with a broken wrist!). The helmet and suit that she wore in her first Indy race are on display in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.
Who is Janet Guthrie?
I am a Colombian-American actress, television producer, presenter and model. I have been the highest paid actress in American television for seven consecutive years, from 2013 to 2020. I was a judge on America's Got Talent for one season. I also had roles in The Smurfs, Happy Feet Two, Escape from Planet Earth and The Emoji Movie.
Who is Sofía Vergara?
I was an American sprinter born in Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee, who became a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following my successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. I competed in the 200-meter dash and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics at Melbourne, Australia. I also won three gold medals, in the 100- and 200-meter individual events and the 4 x 100-meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. I was acclaimed the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
In this year Congress delcared March as National Women's History Month. Since this date, a special Presdential Proclamation is issued every year which honors the extraordinary achievements or Americn women. a. 1987 c. 1980 b. 2000 d. 100 B.C.
What is the year 1987?
I was the first US Latina Supreme Court Justice. I graduated from Princeton University in 1976 and went on to get a law degree from Yale. In 1979, I served as an assistant district attorney, appointed by George H.W. Bush. under Bill Clinton's administration. I made my way to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1997, and a little over a decade later, in 2009, Barack Obama nominated me to be a US Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
This woman became the first women elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. “The Queen of Soul” known for megahits like the feminist anthem “Respect,” became the first woman elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 3, 1987.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
I am an American actress and producer. Having won an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, I am the first African-American to achieve the "Triple Crown of Acting". Time magazine named me one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. In 2017 I received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2020, The New York Times ranked me ninth on its list of "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century".
Who is Viola Davis?
I am an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. I won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. I often represented the United States in the Federation Cup and the Wightman Cup. I was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups. For three years, I was the United States' captain in the Federation Cup.
Who is Billie Jean King?