Women in STEM

Almost 200 years ago the world's first computer programmer was born. Her name was?

• Ada Lovelace
• Henrietta Swan Leavitt
• Grace Hooper 
• Dolly Madison

Who was the first prime minister of her country to hold a science degree?

• Julia Gillard
• Yulia Tymoshenko
• Margaret Thatcher
• Golda Meir

How did NASA astronaut Sally Ride practice operating her spaceship's robotic arm? 

• Operatinga fork-lift truck.
• Playing video games.
• Programming robotic commands.
• By playing tennis.

Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize for her work on:

• Aeronautic braking systems.
• Aeronautic computer components.
• Radioactivity.
• Biological waste disposal ethics.

In 1948 Hungarian-American scientist Maria Telkes helped design the first solar heated what?

• Tram.
• Government building.
• House.
• Restaurant.

Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr did not just set hearts racing on-screen. She also helped invent which wartime device?

• Underwater lasers.
• Portable defibrillator. 
• The Jerrycan.
• Secret communication systems.

How did Filipino Fe del become the first woman admitted to Harvard Medical School in 1936?

• Officials thought she was a man.
• 9th circuit court required Harvard admit her.
• Her parents transferred a large endowment to the school.
• She dressed as a man.

Who said, "I think it's very important to get more women into computing. My slogan is: Computing is too important to be left to men,"

• Sheryl Sandberg
• Karen Sparck Jones
• Hillary Rodham Clinton
• Marissa Mayer

In the 1960s, chemist Stephanie Kwolek discovered what material that was five times stronger than steel?

• Kevlar
• Teflon
• Carbon fiber
• Graphene

What is the "leaky pipe" phenomenon? 

• Women who pursue careers outside of STEM.
• Term for most in demand STEM professionals.
• The discrimination and challenges causing women to stop pursuing STEM professions.
• Legal boundaries in foreign nations women must overcome to obtain an education.