NHPRI Women's ERG - Women's History Month 2024

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  1. 4. In 1983, this astronaut became the first American woman in space
  2. 5. 9 months before Rosa Parks, this woman refused to give up her bus seat
  3. 6. In 1972, this woman became the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 company
  4. 7. President who first declared the week of March 8, 1980 Women’s History week (surname)
  5. 10. Although females account for just over 50% of the U.S. population, they only make up 28.2% of this name for the Legislative Branch of government
  6. 11. In 1921, she became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize
  7. 12. For every dollar earned by men as of 2022, women earned this many cents
  8. 13. This scientist was the first person and only woman to win two Nobel Prizes, in physics and chemistry
  9. 14. City where the first Women’s Day celebration took place in 1909 (abbreviated)
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  1. 1. The 2024 theme for Women’s History Month is “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity…” and this
  2. 2. It wasn't until 1965 that all women could legally do this
  3. 3. In 1987, she became the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
  4. 7. Women could not open these forms of payment in their own name until 1974
  5. 8. By 2019, women in this type of occupation had more than tripled to 27% from 8% in 1970 (Hint: It's an acronym)
  6. 9. Since 1995, every president has issued this type of statement declaring March as Women’s History Month