Powerful Women
The youngest Nobel Prize laureate the world has ever seen. This incredible woman overcame an assassination attempt by the Taliban in occupied Pakistan at the age of fifteen, to campaign for women’s rights and children’s rights to an education.
Malala Yousafzai
Modernized washing dishes
Dishwasher (created by Josephine Cochrane)
Best known for her 1959 play “A Raisin in the Sun,” about racial segregation in Chicago. It became the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway.
Lorraine Hansberry
"Womanhood is the choice of self-expression that is both "being bold and sensitive, strong and nurturing" for one person and having the "Quiet strength" of another. The ability to adapt to the needs of her environment, her family, her friends, and self."
Who has the most grammy awards to date
- Madonna
-Rihanna
- Beyonce
- Taylor Swift
Queen Bey
Supreme Court Justice that affirmed federally protected abortion and advocated for racial and gender equality
Infamous RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg)
These hang on the outside of multistory buildings and can be used as a way to escape the building.
Fire Escapes (created by Anna Connelly)
The first Chinese American woman to become a physician — and lesser known as a queer woman who attracted a clientele of lesbian couples and women seeking birth control.
Dr. Margaret 'Mom' Chung
Female v Woman, how are they different
Biologically assigned at birth v feeling empowered in a way that reflects what being feminine means to a person regardless of biological assignment
Beer was invented by women, true or false
true! all the frats owe you a cold one
Writer and civil rights activist most famously known for her autobiography on what it was like to be a young black woman
Maya Angelou
Rings doorbells are a form of
Home Security system (created by Marie Van Brittan Brown)
Heavily involved in the the Gay Liberation Front and cofounded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), where she pushed especially hard for the inclusion of working class, queer and trans youth of color.
Sylvia Rivera
Define what your group thinks feminine means
Bows or bobs whatever makes you feel like you are a cardi b song, thats what makes you feminine
What was the first country to allow women to vote
- Ireland
- Sweden
- New Zealand
- Bolivia
New Zealand in 1893
The highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president.
Kamala Harris
The name that comes up on your phone when someone you know calls you
Caller ID (created by Shirley Ann Jackson)
She was the first self-identified, drag queen in the U.S. She was one of the first openly gay liberation activists and a key figure in the Stonewall riots in 1969. When asked what the "p" in her name stood for, she responded, "Pay it no mind."
Marsha P Johnson
Define Intersectionality
The ways in which systems of inequality based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, class and other forms of discrimination “intersect” to create unique dynamics and effects.
Where was the first Womens History Day celebrated in the US
- California
- Colorado
- New York
- Pennsylvania
New York in 1909
First Black Woman to Serve as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ketanji Brown
Allows homes to regulate temperature
Heating & cooling systems (created by Alice Parker)
One of the first professional athletes to identify as transgender. She underwent a gender affirming surgery and was denied admission to the US womens open tournament. She sued for gender discrimination and won.
Dr. Renée Richards
Define Feminism
Feminism is about all genders having equal rights and opportunities. It's about respecting diverse women's experiences, identities, knowledge and strengths, and striving to empower all women to realise their full rights.
How much time, on average, does a woman spend trying to decide what to wear
- 8 months
- 2 years
- 1 year
- 4 months
1 year