Famous Women
This artist was known for her self-portraits and depiction of Mexican folk culture.
Who is Frida Kahlo
Jane Goodall was a primatologist best known for being an expert on this type of animal.
What are chimpanzees?
This comedian and actress is honored as the founding mother of the Star Trek franchise for agreeing to produce the original series under her production company.
Who is Lucille Ball?
This country artist screamed female empowerment with her hit song Man! I feel like a woman!
Who is Shania Twain?
This woman is the first female Vice President of the US.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This activist co-founded and presided over the National Woman Suffrage Association.
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
Amelia Earhart was the first female pilot to complete a flight over this ocean in 1932?
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
The name of the character portrayed by Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs.
Who is Clarice Starling?
This artist, adorably known as the start of the holiday season when her song appears on the radio, holds the 2nd ranking (behind only the Beatles) for the most Billboard Hot 100 No. 1's
Who is Mariah Carey?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This woman was the first female Secretary of State.
Who is Madeleine Albright
Katherine Johnson was known as _______ and helped calculate trajectories for the first man in space (John Glenn).
What is "The Human Computer"?
This history-making actress won the first Oscar by a black woman for her portrayal in Monster's Ball.
Who is Halle Berry?
This artist was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This amendment signed into law on August 26, 1920 granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
It should be noted that women of all races couldn't legally vote until 1965 when Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law.
This US First Lady is known for being the first to take on responsibilities beyond hosting and entertaining in the White House.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
Check out fictional (but historical based) The First Ladies for her story.
Ada Lovelace was a mathematician known as the first person to be a ___________.
What is a computer programmer?
This actress has 21 Oscar nominations and portrayed a powerful female executive in The Devil Wears Prada.
Who is Meryl Streep?
These two artists tied for the most No. 1 hits in the 80's among all female acts.
Who are Madonna and Whitney Houston?
This first lady is credited with saving historic paintings when the British army burned the White House in 1814.
Who is Dolly Madison?
This woman is the first female justice on the US Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
Marie Curie was the first woman to receive a _________. She is also notably the only person to receive 2 of these.
What is the Nobel Prize?
Audrey Hepburn played the character ______ in Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Who is Holly Golightly?
In 2020, this artist became the first woman to sweep Grammys in each of the "Big Four" categories - album, record and song of the year, plus best new artist. Only Christopher Cross had previously achieved this sweep.
Who is Billie Eilish?
This woman was the first to serve as US Attorney General in Bill Clinton's cabinet.
Who is Janet Reno