Inspirational Women

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  1. 3. Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple. She is also a powerful voice for social justice.
  2. 4. Scientist whose X-ray images of DNA were crucial to one of the greatest discoveries in biology.
  3. 6. Environmental activist who founded the Green Belt Movement in Kenya.
  4. 7. Known as the world’s first computer programmer.
  5. 9. First Black woman to travel to space.
  6. 10. Young figure skater who became a U.S. champion and world medalist.
  7. 11. Climate activist and a human rights activist.
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  1. 1. First woman to win a Nobel Prize.
  2. 2. First woman to win the Fields Medal in Mathematics.
  3. 3. Has the most Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era.
  4. 5. NASA mathematician whose work was essential to space missions, including Apollo 11.
  5. 8. Actress and inventor whose technology helped shape Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.