Women in History Flashcards
Who is Cleopatra?
Queen of Egypt and the last pharaoh.
Who is Empress Wu Zetian?
First and only empress in China’s history
Who is Joan Arc?
led the resistance to the English invasion of France in the Hundred Years’ War
Who is Elizabeth I?
Queen of England who used the countries’ wealth to change England as one of the most important nations in Europe
Who is Abigail Adams?
- Advocate of women’s liberty
- Wrote to her husband “[women] will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation”
Who is Sacagawea?
Negotiator and translator for Lewis & Clark through tribal lands during their exploration of the Northwest
Who is Manuela Saenz?
Impacted the independence movement in Latin America
Who is Marie Curie?
First women to won Nobel Prize, twice.
First women to earn her doctorate in Europe
Discovered radioactivity as well as the element radium
Who is Amelia Earhart?
The first women to fly across Atlantic ocean
Attempted to fly around the world
Who is Hellen Keller?
Deaf, mute, and blind but still became an author and educator on behalf of others with the similar disabilities
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
This politician was the first woman in European history to be elected prime minister
Who is Rosa Parks?
Refused to give up seat for a white person. Strong advocate for human rights movement
Who is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf?
First woman democratically elected to President in Africa in Liberia in 1997
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Public figure
Spokesperson for women’s health and family issues and for the prevention of child abuse
