Round 1: Women and History

In 1917, she became the first female to enlist in the U.S. Navy. Who is she?

In 1921 she became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel "The Age of Innocence"

In 1919 she became the first female self-made millionaire in America. Who is she?

She is best known for founding the first Girl Scouts Troop in Savannah, Georgia in 1912.

Roughly how many women served as volunteer nurses during the Civil War?

What year was Women's History Month established?

Spending 10 years to establish this foundation, she established the American Red Cross in 1881

A CEO of the Washington Post, she was the first female Fortune 500 CEO in 1972. Who is she?

In 1767 she was one of the first women to own a printing shop in America

Representing the Soviet Union, she became the first woman in space in 1968. Who is she?

In 1981, this woman was the first to invent laser eye surgery. Who is she?

She was the first woman to independently own her own property in Maryland

What year did the first public high school for women open?

In 1936 she became TIME Magazine's first female Person of the Year. Who is she?

Who was the first female pilot to conduct a solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean?

In 1985, she was the first female elected as the chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.

She is best known for assisting slaves to freedom with the Underground Railroad in the 1860s

What year did Elizabeth Blackwell become the first female doctor in the US?