Women in Music
This woman holds the record for female artist with the most GRAMMY nominations and is also know for the musical film Black is King
Who is Beyonce
Who is the first female vice president
Kamala Harris
This famous athlete holds the most Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles tennis
Who is Serena Williams
This woman has a net worth of 2.6 billion dollars and was the first black woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show
Who is Oprah Winfrey
The Roman Catholic missionary sister who served in Calcutta, receiving the 1979 Nobel peace Prize
Who is Mother Theresa
She is the only artist to have seven consecutive #1 hits on the Billboard’s Hot 100 Hits
Who is Whitney Houston.
Who was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
Who is Shirley Chisholm
This athlete beat Bobby Riggs during the "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973
Who is Billie Jean King
This Stanford graduate is an actress, writer and producer who first garnered attention for her YouTube series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
Who is Issa Rae
Who was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and secured the freedom of at least 300 enslaved people, making 19 trips into the South over 10 years, and served as a spy and scout for the Union Army?
Who is Harriett Tubman
This singer/actress in the only artist to earn an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy, a Grammy, a Golden Globe, a Cable Ace Award, a Peabody Award, and the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Honor.
Who is Barbra Streisand
This Harvard graduate is a lawyer who went on to become first lady and worked as an advocate for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating
Who is Michelle Obama
This young lady made history as the first girl to ever pitch a winning game in the Little League World Series
Who is Mo'ne Davis
This famous Mexican artist was know for her famous self portraits
Who is Frida Kahlo
Who was the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Amelia Earhart
This American country music singer, guitarist, and actress is best known for pioneering the interface between country/pop music styles and also wrote the songs "I Will Always Love You" and "Jolene"
Who is Dolly Parton
This African American transgender woman was an LGBTQ rights activist and an outspoken advocate for trans people of color. They spearheaded the Stonewall uprising in 1969 and founder STAR, which worked to protect transgender youth from hardships if homelessness and poverty in NYC
Who is Marsha P. Johnson
Who is the first woman to win three consecutive all-around titles in World Gymnastics Championships history
Who is Simone Biles
This award winning filmmaker became the first Black woman director to be nominated for a Golden Globe and to have a film, Selma, nominated for an Oscar for best picture
Who is Ava Duvernay
Woman best known for her 45-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Africa
Who is Jane Goodall
Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Who is Aretha Franklin
Who was the first woman appointed as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor
Once dubbed “the fastest woman in the world” this track star made history in 1960 when she became the first woman to win three gold medals in one Olympics
Who is Wilma Rudolph
The American actress of comedy was one of the first women to run a major production company and is frequently credited with pioneering the practice of television syndication
Who is Lucille Ball
Who became a self-made millionaire philanthropist after creating a hair product sold house-to-house, and later held what may be the first national meeting of businesswomen in the U.S. in 1917
Who is Madam C.J. Walker