Athletes
This gymnast became the most decorated gymnast in history at the Olympics.
Who is Simone Biles?
This was the first female Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
In 1920, this constitutional amendment gave American women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This Polish scientist discovered radium and was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.
Who is Marie Curie?
This pop superstar is known for albums like 1989 and Midnights.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This American figure skater became the youngest U.S. national champion in 2019 at age 13. She made history as the first American woman to land a quadruple jump in competition.
Who is Alysa Liu?
This former First Lady later became a U.S. senator and Secretary of State.
Who is Hillary Clinton?
This women’s rights activist played a major role in the fight for women’s suffrage in the United States.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
This mathematician, featured in the 2016 movie Hidden Figures, helped calculate trajectories for NASA’s early space missions.
Katherine Johnson
In 2023–2024, this artist’s Renaissance World Tour became one of the highest-grossing tours ever by a female performer.
Who is Beyonce?
This tennis champion won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, the most in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
This woman became the first female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
This 1848 convention in New York is considered the first women’s rights convention in the U.S.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention?
This biologist helped discover the structure of DNA through X-ray crystallography.
Who is Rosalind Franklin?
This TV host became the first Black woman billionaire through her media empire.
Who is Oprah?
This Iowa basketball star broke the NCAA women’s all-time scoring record in 2024. Known for her deep three-point shots, she led the University of Iowa to the 2023 and 2024 NCAA championship games.
Who is Caitlin Clark?
This young climate activist from Sweden began the global “Fridays for Future” school strike movement.
Who is Greta Thunberg?
This former enslaved woman escaped and then returned many times to help others escape through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This Pakistani activist won the Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 for advocating girls’ education.
Who is Malala?
This Mexican artist is famous for colorful self-portraits reflecting her identity and struggles.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
In 2015, this ballerina became the first Black female principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre.
Who is Misty Copeland?
This Supreme Court justice became a pop culture icon known by the nickname “The Notorious RBG.”
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
This activist wrote the famous Declaration of Sentiments at the Seneca Falls Convention.
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
This astronaut became the first American woman in space in 1983.
Who is Sally Ride?
This singer is known as the “Queen of Soul.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?