107 Women’s History Month Trivia Questions with Answers

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Which famous American woman helped escaped slaves through the Underground Railroad?

Who was the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

Which woman is known for her role in founding the American Red Cross?

Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice in the United States?

Which activist co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association with Elizabeth Cady Stanton?

Which American writer and civil rights activist wrote 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'?

Who became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979?

Which African American woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955?

Which scientist is known for discovering the double helix structure of DNA, alongside James Watson and Francis Crick?

Who was the first woman to serve as the United States Secretary of State?

Which Native American woman served as a guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States in 1872?

Which famous nurse is known as the founder of modern nursing?

Who was the first American woman to go to space?

Which author wrote the influential book 'The Feminine Mystique' in 1963?

Who was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916?

Which African American woman co-founded the NAACP in 1909?

Who was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States?

Which American feminist co-founded the magazine 'Ms.' in 1972?

Who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States?

Which woman famously declared, 'Ain't I a Woman?' at the 1851 Women's Rights Convention?

Who was the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926?

Which American aviator set a world speed record in 1930 and was known as 'Queen of the Air'?

Which woman wrote the Declaration of Sentiments presented at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?

Who was the first woman to become the U.S. Vice President?

Which African American mathematician worked at NASA and was featured in the movie 'Hidden Figures'?

Who was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 1921?

Which American tennis player won the 'Battle of the Sexes' match in 1973?

Who founded the first American birth control clinic in 1916?

Who was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Labor?

Which woman became the first female pilot to fly solo from England to Australia in 1930?

Who is known as the 'Mother of the Civil Rights Movement'?

Who was the first woman to fly in space?

Which woman was the first female Supreme Court Justice in the United States?

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Who was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in the United States?

Which woman was the first African American to win an Academy Award?

Which woman was the first to break the gender barrier in the Boston Marathon in 1967?

Which woman founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America?

Who was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903?

Which woman was the first to serve as the Chief Justice of a U.S. state Supreme Court?

Which woman founded the American Red Cross in 1881?

Who was the first woman to become the President of the Philippines?

Which woman was the first to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics in 1928?

Which woman was a key figure in the creation of the United Nations?

Which woman was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle and the first to drive a car there?

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911?

Which African American woman was a prominent civil rights activist and was known as the 'First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement'?

Who was the first woman to successfully run the Boston Marathon in 1966?

Which woman became the first female U.S. senator in 1922?

Who was the first woman to be awarded the Fields Medal, known as the Nobel Prize of Mathematics?

Which woman co-founded the American Women's Suffrage Association and fought for women's right to vote?

Which woman was the first to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004?

Who was the first woman to serve as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?

Which woman became the first female U.S. astronaut in space in 1983?

Which woman is credited with founding the first women’s rights paper, 'The Revolution' in 1868?

Who was the first woman to run for president of the United States in 1872?

Which woman is known for creating the 'Birth Control Movement' and was the founder of Planned Parenthood?

Which woman led the first successful all-female expedition to the South Pole in 1993?

Which woman was the first to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909?

Who was the first woman to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963?

Which woman was the first to swim the English Channel in 1926?

Which woman became the first female African American astronaut in 1987?

Who was the first woman to appear on a U.S. coin, the Sacagawea dollar?

Which woman was a renowned abolitionist and speaker, famously known for the speech 'Ain't I a Woman?'?

Who was the first woman to lead the United Nations General Assembly?

Which woman led the first successful women's suffrage campaign in the United States?

Which woman co-founded the feminist publication 'Ms. Magazine' in 1972?

Which woman was the first female African American lawyer in the United States?

Which woman was the first female African American to be a U.S. Senator?

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?

Which woman was the first to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean?

Which woman was the first to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Who was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State?

Which woman was the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?

Which woman was the first to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921?

Who was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1900?

Which woman was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?

Which woman was the first to be awarded a patent in the United States?

Who was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

Which woman is known as the 'Mother of the Civil Rights Movement'?

Which woman was the first to run for president of the United States in 1872?

Which woman was the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire?

Which woman was the first to win the Fields Medal, often regarded as the Nobel Prize of Mathematics?

Who was the first woman to become a U.S. Navy admiral?

Which woman was the first to break the 3-minute barrier for the 1,500-meter race?

Who was the first woman to win an Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1951?

Which woman was the first to fly solo from New York to Paris in 1932?

Which woman founded the Girl Scouts of the USA in 1912?

Who was the first woman to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor?

Which woman was the first female astronaut to fly in space?

Which woman was the first to serve as the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury?

Which woman led the first women's suffrage movement in the United States?

Which woman was the first to run the Boston Marathon as an official entrant?

Which woman won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work in promoting peace and human rights?

Which woman was the first to become the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security?

Which woman was the first female Nobel Prize laureate?

Who was the first African American woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress?

Which woman was the first to receive a Ph.D. in medicine in the United States?

Which woman was the first to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1921?

Which woman was the first to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean in 1930?

Who was the first woman to serve as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?

Which woman was the first to receive a U.S. patent for the invention of a dishwasher?

Who was the first woman to serve as the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?

Which woman became the first to fly a plane around the world in 1966?

Which woman was the first to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1961?