Who Am I?

I was an extremely talented multi-sport athlete who was the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal. I was part of the first class inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Who Am I?

• Jim Thorpe

• Henry Ford

• Charles Drew

• Elvis Presley

I introduced a line of hair care products for African Americans that made me the first female self-made millionaire in the United States. Who Am I?

• Georgia O'Keeffe

• Madam C.J. Walker

• Marcus Garvey

• Margaret Sanger

I wrote a book exposing the horrific conditions in the meatpacking industry. My work led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act.

• Dorie Miller

• Jim Thorpe

• Upton Sinclair

• Al Capone

I was the companion on a journey that made headlines. When the North Pole was reached for the first time, my partner got most of the credit and glory – he was white, I was not. Who Am I?

• Marcus Garvey

• Dorothea Lange

• Matthew Henson

• Jonas Salk

I lived until I was nearly 100 years old, and am known for my paintings of flowers, skulls, skyscrapers, and desert landscapes. The museum carrying my name is the only museum in the world dedicated to an American female artist. Who Am I?

• Georgia O'Keeffe

• Amelia Earhart

• John Scopes

• Andy Warhol

I was arrested a number of times for using my freedom of speech to provide information about using contraception. A rebel of my time, I established the first birth control clinic in the United States. Who Am I?

• Upton Sinclair

• Margaret Sanger

• Chuck Taylor

• Lou Gehrig

I revolutionized transportation through my automobile company and the assembly line. Personal writings show that I expressed anti-Semitic views and was an inspiration to Hitler. Who Am I?

• Walt Disney

• Henry Ford

• John Scopes

• Charles Drew

I founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association, which advocated for resettling all African-Americans back in Africa. Even though I was later an inspiration to many in the Civil Rights Movement, my ideas were considered threatening by the FBI. Who Am I?

• Dorie Miller

• Thurgood Marshall

• Marcus Garvey

• Henry Ford

I was a teacher charged with violating Tennessee law because I taught evolution to my students. I was defended by all-star lawyer Clarence Darrow, but was initially found guilty in the “Monkey Trial.” Who Am I?

• John Scopes

• Dorothea Lange

• Emmett Till

• John Lewis

I was most famous as a Prohibition-era crime boss. After being convicted of tax evasion I became a resident of America’s most notorious prison, Alcatraz. Who Am I?

• Amelia Earhart

• Margaret Sanger

• Chuck Taylor

• Al Capone