Women's History Month TRIVIA

Who was the first black woman to graduate from Bellevue Hospital medical school in 1926?

Who saved historic paintings when the British army burned the White House in 1814?

Grace Hopper developed the computer programming language ___ in 1960 for the Navy?

Who dedicated her life to the study of chimpanzees?

Who is the author of "Silent Spring" and other books on environmental protection of the world?

Who introduced America to French cooking in her books and T.V. series starting in 1963?

Maria Mitchell was an _____ who discovered a comet, which was named after her, in 1847.

Who was known as the Angel of the Battlefield due to her work as a nurse during the Civil War?

Who was arrested in 1872 for trying to vote?

Who won a gold medal in the heptathlon at the Olympics in 1988 and 1992?

In what year did Congress declare March as National Women's History Month?

Which former "First Lady" wrote a daily newspaper column and made frequent radio broadcasts?

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean in 1932?

Who was the first woman to command a space shuttle mission?

Who photographed wildlife in Africa & worked for animal preservation, especially in the Congo?

Who is the architect of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which she designed at age 21?

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979?

Who produced a lipstick that would not rub off or stain in 1950, with sales over $10 million?

Who was the first black person to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in 1955?

Eleanor Roosevelt was the U.S. delegate to the United Nations in 1948, when the _ won approval.

Who was the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court?

_ donated 1/2 his fortune & 200 acres to build one of the first women's colleges in the US.

Who wrote "On Death and Dying," which educated helpers who provide compassionate care?

Women who worked for women's right to vote were called _____________.

What actress appeared in "Gone with the Wind" & received a bachelors degree Political Science?

Betty Friedan wrote ___ in 1968 and became a leading figure in the Women's Movement

In what year were women granted the right to vote?

Who became the first female Secretary of State of the United States?

What woman has won a total of 56 Grand Slam tennis competition events and 9 Wimbledon titles?

Who was one of the most important Union spies and scouts during the Civil War?

Lucy Hobbs Taylor was the first woman to earn a dental degree in what year?

In what year was the Equal Pay Act passed by Congress to close the gender pay gap?

In 1984, who was the first female vice-president candidate on a major political party ticket?

Who is known as the 'mother of the civil rights movement'?

Who became the first major-party female presidential candidate?