Women's History Month Crossword

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  1. 2. Janet Guthrie was the first woman to enter a race in this organization in 1976.
  2. 5. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the ___ ___ Act.
  3. 8. Clara ______ founded the American Red Cross and served as its first president.
  4. 10. 2011 U.S. Secretary of State who launched the "100 Women Initiative: Empowering Women and Girls through International Exchanges" program.
  5. 14. The first state to grant women the right to vote.
  6. 17. A civil rights activist famous for refusing to obey an order to give up her bus seat for a white passenger. Her defiance became a symbol of the modern Civil Rights Movement.
  7. 18. Margaret _____ was the director of software engineering for NASA's Apollo space program. She wrote the mathematical sequence that enabled the Apollo mission to be successful.
  8. 19. Issued the first presidential proclamation declaring the week of March 8th as Nation Women's History Week. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month.
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  1. 1. The last name of the first and only U.S. Speaker of the House.
  2. 3. Jane ______ was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
  3. 4. The name of the first women's rights convention in 1848.
  4. 6. A former slave turned abolitionist and women's rights activist, famous for her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech.
  5. 7. The only woman to ever win two Nobel Prizes.
  6. 8. Dr. Elizabeth ______ became the first woman to earn a US MD degree.
  7. 9. A cultural icon of WWII who represented the women who worked in factories and shipyards during the war.
  8. 11. The name of the tragic 1911 event that took the lives of more than 140 working women.
  9. 12. In 1908, over 15,000 women marched through this city demanding shorter hours, better pay, and voting rights.
  10. 13. _____ Jean King is an American Tennis Legend, having won over 39 Grand Slam titles.
  11. 15. Sandra Day ______, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
  12. 16. In some countries, International Women's Day has the equivalent status of ________ Day.