Women's History

This bingo card has a free space and 24 words: The world’s first novel, The Tale of Genji, was published in Japan around A.D. 1000 by female author Murasaki Shikibu., France celebrates Joan of Arc with a national holiday on the second Sunday in May every year for her influence in French history., In 1987, it became Women's History Month., The earliest recorded female physician was Merit Ptah, a doctor in ancient Egypt who lived around 2700 B.C., Florence Nightingale helped promote medical training and raise hygiene standards. She is considered by many as the founder of the modern nursing profession., Jeannette Rankin was the first Woman Elected to Congress, Rosie the Riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during World War II, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the 2nd female justice to sit on the supreme court, Lucy Stone was the first woman in Massachusetts to earn a college degree, Eleanor Roosevelt held all-woman press conferences., The first person to make the daring attempt to go over Niagara Falls in a wooden barrel was Annie Edson Taylor, a forty-three-year-old schoolteacher from Michigan, Women make up 14% of active duty Military, Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman elected to the House (1940) and Senate (1948)., Jane Austen is one of the few novelists in world literature who is regarded as a 'classic' and yet is widely read., At the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924, the only event open to women was figure skating., Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, finishing in 3 hours, 21 minutes and 40 seconds., Jane Addams was the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize., On May 15, 1809, Mary Dixon Kies received the first U.S. patent issued to a woman for inventing a process for weaving straw with silk or thread., Charlotte E. Ray was the first Black American female lawyer in the United States, Barbara Jordan was the first Southern African American woman elected to Congress (1972)., The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton on May 21, 1881, February 28, 1909 marked the first Woman's History Day, Rosie the Riveter was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during World War II and Maya Angelou was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist.

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