Inspiring Women

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  1. 5. Anne ______, young diarist who hid during World War II (5)
  2. 7. Toni ______, revered novelist, author of Beloved (8)
  3. 8. Maria ______ Italian educator, creator of teaching method (10)
  4. 10. Last active ruler of ancient Egypt (9)
  5. 14. ______ Wollstonecraft, b. 1759, a founder of feminist theory (4)
  6. 16. Kathryn ______, first woman to win Oscar for Best Director (7)
  7. 17. Emmeline ______, leader of the British suffragette movement (9)
  8. 19. Literary sisters who wrote classic novels (6)
  9. 21. Susan B. ______, American suffragist and women’s rights advocate (7)
  10. 23. ______ Winfrey, first black female billionaire (5)
  11. 25. Gloria ______, spearhead of feminist movement in ’60s and ’70s (7)
  12. 27. Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician (7)
  13. 28. Agatha ______, best-selling fiction writer of all time (8)
  14. 29. ______ De Beauvoir, feminist existentialist writer (6)
  15. 30. Dominant sibling tennis champions (8)
  16. 31. Billie Jean ______, tennis player and advocate for gender equality in sports (4)
  17. 32. ______ Yousafzai, youngest Nobel laureate, advocate for girls' education (6)
  18. 33. Benazir ______, first female leader of a Muslim country (6)
  19. 34. Ada ______, pioneering 19th century mathematician (8)
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  1. 1. Helen ______, advocate for the deaf and blind (6)
  2. 2. Wilma ______, US sprint legend, won 3 golds at 1960 Olympics (7)
  3. 3. Frida ______, Mexican artist known for her self-portraits (5)
  4. 4. Harriet ______, abolitionist who led many slaves to freedom (6)
  5. 6. Ruth Bader ______, supreme Court Justice (8)
  6. 9. Sally ______, first American woman in space (4)
  7. 10. Marie ______, scientist who discovered radioactivity (5)
  8. 11. ______ Simone, jazz singer, “The High Priestess of Soul” (4)
  9. 12. Taylor ______, record-breaking singer-songwriter (5)
  10. 13. Rosa ______, civil rights icon who refused to give up bus seat (5)
  11. 15. Junko ______, first woman to summit Mount Everest (5)
  12. 18. Surname of Hollywood icons Audrey and Katharine (7)
  13. 20. Teenage military commander, b. 1412 (4,2,3)
  14. 21. ______ Franklin, legendary American soul singer (6)
  15. 22. Florence ______, founder of modern nursing (11)
  16. 24. Jane ______, British author of Pride and Prejudice (6)
  17. 26. Amelia ______, first woman to fly solo across Atlantic (7)