Women who changed the world

Who was the first American woman to travel into space?

• Sally Ride

• Barbara McClintock

• Marie Curie

• Elizabeth Blackwell

What was the profession of Sally Ride before she became an astronaut?

• Scientist

• Teacher

• Doctor

• Engineer

What was the primary focus of Sally Ride's educational programs?

• Engineering

• Genetics

• Space science

• Medicine

What did Elizabeth Blackwell achieve that was a first in the United States?

• Discovered radioactivity

• Invented the life raft

• First woman to receive a Nobel Prize

• First woman to earn a medical degree

Which scientist opened a medical college for women?

• Marie Curie

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Hedy Lamarr

• Maria Beasley

What field did Marie Curie's groundbreaking research focus on?

• Genetics

• Radioactivity

• Engineering

• Medicine

Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize?

• Barbara McClintock

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Marie Curie

• Sally Ride

What did Barbara McClintock discover that contributed significantly to genetics?

• The life raft

• Wi-Fi technology

• Jumping genes

• Radioactivity

What significant invention is attributed to Maria Beasley?

• X-ray technology

• The life raft

• Wi-Fi technology

• A robotic arm for space

What technology did Hedy Lamarr help to develop that is crucial to modern wireless communications?

• All of the above

• GPS

• The internet

• Bluetooth