National Women's History Month Quiz

Introduced America to French cooking in books and television series from 1963 through the '90s

Worked as a hospital nurse in the American Civil War. Started the American Red Cross.

Shoshone woman who was a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805-6.

First Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States.

First female Secretary of the State of the United States.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Namesake and Interpreter of Maladies.

First African American woman to travel in space (Endeavor, 1992). Also, an actress on Star Trek

Refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.

Widely regarded as one of the great modernist painters of the 20th century.

2-time Olympic Medalist, 5-time World Champion, and 9-time US Champion in figure skating.

First female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

Oversaw the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

One of the earliest computer programmers and a leader in software development concepts.

First female vice presidential candidate representing a major American political party.

A “conductor" on the Underground Railroad, she led more than 300 slaves to freedom.

American author, folklorist, and anthropologist who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Chinese-American author of The Joy Luck Club and Sagwa: The Chinese Siamese Cat.

In what year did women win the right to vote in the United States?

Won 13 Grammys and was honored as the "First Lady of Song"

Author, political activist, and lecturer; first deafblind person to earn a college degree.