Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
AnswerMarie Curie
Marie Curie shared the 1903 Nobel Prize with Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel.
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The basics
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, in 1932?
AnswerAmelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Northern Ireland in May 1932.
Going deeper
In 1893, which self-governing country became the first to let women vote in national elections?
AnswerNew Zealand
New Zealand granted women the vote in national elections in 1893.
Ada Lovelace wrote notes considered an early computer program for whose Analytical Engine?
AnswerCharles Babbage
Lovelace's 1843 notes described an algorithm for Babbage's Analytical Engine.
Which amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1920, protected women's right to vote?
Answer19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment barred denying the vote on the basis of sex.
Expert level
Who became the first American woman in space, in 1983?
AnswerSally Ride
Sally Ride flew aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in June 1983.
Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to earn what?
AnswerA pilot's license
Coleman earned an international pilot's license in France in 1921.
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