Across
- 3. Known as a “human computer” for her abilities, she did calculations that put the first American on the moon and many more
- 4. World famous and prolific author and activist with over 50 years of work who also had selective mutism, wrote “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
- 6. First woman to translate the Odyssey into English, criticized the use of deeply misogynistic language in translations by men that didn’t exist at the time it was originally written
- 9. Disabled civil rights activist who wrote and lectured many students; she also flew a plane
- 10. Prolific Black, queer activist who participated in Stonewall and modeled for Andy Warhol
- 11. Female factory workers who were knowingly given severe radiation poisoning, which was viciously denied by the company itself
- 12. Prolific feminist and anti-racist author, Gloria Jean Watkins’ is better known by this pen name
- 14. Self described “black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, mother, warrior, poet," known for her intensely emotional poetry and readings
- 15. First Black woman to have a play on Broadway, “A Raisin in the Sun,” and entered a court case fighting segregation to get it there
Down
- 1. Born into slavery and freed at 14, she was an outspoken investigative and civil rights journalist during the lynching era and founder of the NAACP
- 2. Mother of rock and roll, famous for both her musical and visual style
- 5. First National Youth Poet Laureate, First poet to perform at the Super Bowl, performed at the inauguration of President Biden
- 7. Pioneered many political firsts for women and was known for being extremely outspoken in the fight for civil rights, often called “the greatest American First Lady”
- 8. Nobel Peace Prize winner known for fighting for the right of Pakistani women and girls to have an education
- 13. Ancient Greek poet known for her lyrical poetry and queer identity