WorksheetsWomen in Science #3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who was the first female doctor in the United States?
Vera Rubin
Jude Milhon
Elizabeth Blackwell
Rosalind Franklin
This chemist invented a very strong and heat resistant synthetic fiber called Kevlar.
Stephanie Kwolek
Gertrude Elion
Maria Sibylla Merian
Rosalind Franklin
Which woman played an important role in the creation of the atomic bomb?
Agnodice
Jude Milhon
Maria Teresa
Chien Shiung Wu
This woman should have won the Nobel Prize for her discovery of DNA´s structure.
Jude Milhon
Rosalind Franklin
Gertrude Elion
Stephanie Kwolek
Who taught herself how to program computers and advocated for the publics use of the internet?
Jude Milhon
Maria Sibylla Merian
Vera Rubin
Agnodice
Which woman was accused of helping the Republican army during the Spanish Civil War?
Maria Teresa Toral
Maria Sibylla Merian
Rosalind Franklin
Vera Rubin
This woman was one of the first astronomers to study dark matter.
Vera Rubin
Stephanie Kwolek
Agnodice
Rosalind Franklin
All of the following are true about Agnodice except...
she was born in Greece.
she was unable to remove the law which banned women from becoming physicians.
she disguised herself as a man because women weren't allowed to practice medicine.
she helped women who were pregnant.
This woman saved many lives by creating a drug which treated Leukemia and played an important role in discovering a treatment for AIDS.
Rosalind Franklin
Gertrude Elion
Vera Rubin
Stephanie Kwolek
This entomologist was one of the first scientist in this field of study and she discovered many new insect species
Maria Sibylla Merian
Elizabeth Blackwell
Rosalind Franklin
Chien Shiung Wu
