Women's History

This bingo card has a free space and 31 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, Dr. Ruth Temple was a leading figure in public health and focused most of her efforts on improving the lives of Black East Angelenos. In 1918, Temple became the first African American woman graduate of Loma Linda University in California. She we, Maya Angelou was an American author, actress, screenwriter, dancer, poet and civil rights activist, Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights movement activist from Mississippi who fought for African Americans' right to vote, often helping them to register. She worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, fighting against racial segreg, It wasn't until 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, that discriminatory tactics such as literacy tests were outlawed, and all women could vote legally., Geraldyn "Jerrie" Cobb was the first woman to pass astronaut testing in 1961. But she wasn't allowed to travel to space due to her gender., Aretha Franklin was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Known as the "Queen of Soul," Aretha Franklin was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987., Until 1974, women were not allowed to hold credit cards in their own name. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of that year prevents lender discrimination based on gender and marital status, among other things., In 1975, Junko Tabei became the first woman to make the full ascent of Mount Everest. She was also the first woman to climb the "Seven Summits," the tallest mountain peak on each continent. and The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 prohibits companies from discriminating against employees based on pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions. Before this law, women could be legally fired just for being pregnant..

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