Women's History Month

Business

100

Madame CJ Walker

First female millionaire

200

Oprah Winfrey

First woman to be listed on the Forbes 400 richest Americans list

300

Muriel "Mickey" Siebert

The first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange

400

Janet Reno

First female attorney general

500

Jeannette Rankin

The first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Science

100

Mae Jemison

First Black Woman in space

300

Dr. Antonia Novello

First woman to be sworn in as US Surgeon General

500

Valentina Tereshkova

First woman in space

Sports

100

1963

When did Springfield College introduce Women's Varsity Sports

200

1997

When was the first season of the WNBA

300

Michelle Wie

Youngest to win PGA tour

400

Danica Patrick

First woman to win an IndyCar race

500

Ann Meyers

First woman to try out and sign a contract for the NBA.

Education

100

Ellen Swallow Richards

First woman to earn her B.S degree from MIT

200

Toni Morrison

The first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature

300

Sally Jean Priesand

First female ordained Rabbi.

400

Lucy Hobbs

First female graduate of Dental school

500

Victoria Claflin Woodhull

First woman presidential candidate in the United States

Misc

100

Michelle Obama

Who is the First Black First Lady of the United States

200

Kathryn Bigelow

First woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director.

300

Josephine Cochran

The inventor of the dishwasher.

400

Anna Connelly

Inventor of the fire escape.

500

Charlotte Cooper

First woman to win an Olympic gold medal.