Politics/Activism
She taught in the Latin Department at the M Street School —the first African American public high school in the nation—in Washington, DC.
Marie Church Terrell
She was an American modernist painter and draftswoman whose career spanned seven decades and whose work remained largely independent of major art movements
Georgia O'Keefe
She was a physicist and astronaut, was the first American woman in space, flying on the STS-7 mission in 1983.
Sally Ride
She is the most decorated Olympic gymnast in history.
Simone Biles
Maria Beasley invented this necessary device to be used in the water in matters of life or death.
The life raft
She went undercover to investigate about conditions in mental hospitals to educate the public.
Nellie Bly
She is well-known children's author of books like "The One and Only Ivan" and "Home of the Brave".
Katherine Applegate
She was a mathematician, who predicted flight paths of space ships for 30 years at the U.S space program. She won the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She helped send American astronauts to the moon.
Katherine Johnson
She fought for civil rights and was nicknamed “First Lady of the World”. She was an author and a speaker for the welfare of human rights. And was part of the Human Rights Commission.
She is a female self-made billionaire. She had her own talk show, channel, and has won a Tony award for "The Color Purple."
Oprah Winfrey
She was an early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She was also an investigative journalist.
Ida B. Wells
She is most known for playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series. She is also an activist for gender equality and women’s rights.
Emma Watson
Not only was she an activist, but this person began the Green Belt Movement to plant trees in parts of Africa to boost the country's economy and farming.
Wangari Matthai
She ruled England for over 40 years, refusing to marry and give up her throne.
Elizabeth I
Josephine Cochrane made this kitchen appliance that sure saves a lot of time!
Dishwasher
She was the second woman to be a supreme court justice. She fought for gender equality.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
She began many foundations to help underprivileged people, as she was one growing up. She is a hit singer who also has a theme park named after her.
Dolly Parton
As a scuba diver and author, she educated the world about sharks and other undersea animals.
Eugenie Clark
She was the first African American girl to win a Little League World Series game as a pitcher and the first pitch to complete a game shutout.
Made African- American hair products and a manufacturing company for hair products. She was the first female self-made millionaire.
Madam CJ Walker
She was an abolitionist who published the famous poem "Ain't I a Woman?" to prove that women were as strong and capable as men.
Sojourner Truth
This enslaved woman was the first woman of color to publish a book, for her it was poetry.
Phyllis Wheatley
She was one of the first women to become a civil engineer in the world. She was the first female to get an engineering license in New York. She was the first woman member of the civil engineering honor society, Chi Epsilon.
Elsie Eaves
Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to accomplish this major running event, despite male contestants trying to physically keep her from finishing.
Boston Marathon
Margaret Eloise Knight was known for inventing a machine that produced these items which are necessary when doing a big grocery shop.
Flat-bottomed grocery bags