Women in History

What did Amelia Earhart achieve as a pilot?

• She was the first woman to fly solo across the Indian Ocean.

• She was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Pacific.

• She was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic.

• She was the first woman to fly around the world solo.

What is Anne Frank known for?

• Writing a novel about her experiences during World War II.

• Writing a diary that was later translated into 70 languages.

• Being a prominent figure in the resistance against the Nazis.

• Escaping from a concentration camp during World War II.

What is Malala Yousafzai famous for?

• Being an activist for women's rights in the Middle East.

• Being an activist from Pakistan fighting so girls have the right to go to school.

• Winning the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in healthcare.

• Founding a global charity for children's education.

What barrier did Ruth Bader Ginsburg break in her career?

• She was the first woman to graduate from Harvard Law School.

• She was the first female Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.

• She was the second woman, and first Jewish woman, to serve on the US Supreme Court.

• She was the first woman to run for the presidency of the United States.

What is Greta Thunberg known for?

• Being a teenage actress advocating for climate change.

• Being a teenage activist from Sweden who has become the face of the climate movement.

• Winning the Nobel Peace Prize for her environmental work.

• Founding an international organization to combat global warming.

What was Patsy Mink's significant contribution to American politics?

• She was the first African-American woman to serve in Congress.

• She was the first woman to run for the presidency of the United States.

• She was the first woman of color to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

• She was the first Asian-American woman to serve as a state governor.

What is Amanda Gorman known for?

• Being the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history.

• Winning the Pulitzer Prize for poetry at a young age.

• Becoming the first female Poet Laureate of the United States.

• Founding a national poetry movement for youth.

What is Marie Curie renowned for?

• Discovering the theory of relativity.

• Being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry.

• Being the first person to win a Nobel Prize in two different fields of science.

• Inventing the first successful radiotherapy treatment for cancer.

What is Dr. Jill Biden's professional background?

• She is a former U.S. Secretary of Education.

• She is a historian and author of several American history books.

• She is an English professor at a community college.

• She is a medical doctor with a specialty in pediatrics.

What groundbreaking achievement is Rosalind Franklin known for in the field of biology?

• Discovering the double helix structure of DNA.

• Developing the first successful polio vaccine.

• Being the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Biology.

• Identifying the first human gene.