American Woman In History

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Across
  1. 5. First Jewish woman on the supreme court; she served until her death in 2020
  2. 7. Holds the record for the most grammy awards won; she was born in Texas
  3. 9. First African American first lady; famous for the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
  4. 10. Became the first female lawyer in 1869; graduated from Iowa Wesleyan University
  5. 13. First female pilot to fly across the Atlantic; went missing in 1937 and has never been found
  6. 14. First African American woman to become a billionare; hosted her own talk show from 1986-2011
  7. 15. First Woman to win a Grammy; she was a jazz singer
  8. 16. First American woman to graduate with a PHD; she graduated from the university of cambridge, boston university, Newnham University, and Swarthmore University
Down
  1. 1. Blind and deaf author and disability advocate; born in 1880 and died in 1968
  2. 2. Her nickname was ¨Rosie the Riveter¨; She died in 2020 at the age of 96
  3. 3. First American woman to attend and graduate from college; She attended Wesleyan College
  4. 4. First Female American astronaut; she was inducted in the hall of fame in 1988
  5. 6. First female vice president; previously served as senator to California
  6. 8. First elected female to congress; served as a representative to Montana in 1917-1919 and 1941-1943
  7. 11. Campaigned for women suffrage and gender equality; she was born in 1820 and died in 1906
  8. 12. Ran an underground railroad system that freed 300 slaves; was a former slave herself