American Women in History

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  1. 2. Longest-serving First Lady of the United States.
  2. 4. Women's right's activist known for her work during the suffrage movement.
  3. 7. Her works such as "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and "Still I Rise" are still quoted today in reference to her years of activism in the civil rights movement.
  4. 8. First American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
  5. 10. Was a justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1993 until her death in 2020.
  6. 11. First Asian-American woman to serve in Congress where she fought for social welfare and civil liberties.
  7. 13. Novelist and writer known for her portrayal of New York's upper class and first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her novel.
  8. 15. First woman of color to become the first lady of the United States in 2008.
  9. 16. Known as the Queen of Soul and was the first woman to ever be elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Down
  1. 1. First female publisher of a major newspaper and became the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company on 1972 as the CEO of the Washington Post company.
  2. 3. Hosted the first Women's Rights convention at Seneca Falls,New York.
  3. 5. Professional tennis player with 23 Grand Slam single titles to her name.
  4. 6. First Hispanic and Latina Justice to serve on the United States Supreme Court after she was nominated by President Barack Obama.
  5. 9. Current Vice President of the United States.
  6. 12. First female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
  7. 14. First Black woman to win the directing award at the Sundance Film Festival.