Women's Health Trivia

Who was the first female physician in the United States and a pioneer in medical education for women?

• Clara Barton

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Susan La Flesche Picotte

• Virginia Apgar

Which woman developed the Apgar Score, a critical test for assessing newborn health?

• Marie Curie

• Florence Nightingale

• Jane Cooke Wright

• Virginia Apgar

Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes for her work in:

• Medicine and Biology

• Chemistry and Physics

• Physics and Medicine

• Chemistry and Mathematics

Who was the first Native American woman to become a physician, advocating for Indigenous healthcare?

• Susan La Flesche Picotte

• Sacagawea

• Wilma Mankiller

• Anna May Wong

This African American woman, known as the “Mother of Modern Medicine,” unknowingly contributed her cells to one of the most significant medical breakthroughs:

• Dorothy Height

• Rebecca Lee Crumpler

• Henrietta Lacks

• Mary Eliza Mahoney

Who was the founder of modern nursing and significantly improved hospital sanitation practices?

• Florence Nightingale

• Clara Barton

• Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

• Dorothea Dix

Who founded the American Red Cross and became known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" during the Civil War?

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Clara Barton

• Louisa May Alcott

• Margaret Sanger

This doctor and researcher was one of the first Black female oncologists and a pioneer in chemotherapy treatment

• Mae Jemison

• Patricia Bath

• Jane Cooke Wright

• Rebecca Lee Crumpler

Who was the first Black woman in the U.S. to earn a medical degree?

• Rebecca Lee Crumpler

• Mary Eliza Mahoney

• Jane Cooke Wright

• Harriet Tubman

Which organization, founded in 1921, is dedicated to improving maternal and infant health?

• American Red Cross

• Planned Parenthood

• March of Dimes

• National Women’s Health Network