Famous Women

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Who was the first woman to graduate from a medical school in the U.S.?

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Elizabeth Blackwell

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Clara Barton is famous for founding what organization?

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The American Red Cross

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Frida Kahlo was the first Mexican artist to be featured in what famous art museum?

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The Louvre

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Katharine Graham was the first female publisher of what American newspaper?

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The Washington Post

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This famous movie star of the 1930s and 40s, helped invent wireless radio technology that is still used today.

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Hedy Lamaar

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A member of the Muscogee Nation, she is the first Native American Poet Laureate in US History.

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Joy Harjo

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This woman was the first to achieve the rank of General in the US Military when she was appointed to that role in 1970. She played a major role in promoting Women’s Rights in the military.

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Anna May Hayes

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Who was the first American woman to go into space?

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Sally Ride

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Who was the first black woman to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting? (Triple Crown = Won an Emmy, an Oscar, and a Tony)

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Viola Davis

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Who was the first woman to command the Space Shuttle?

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Eileen Collins