MotherTeresaShe was awarded theNobel Peace Prize in1979 but asked forthe banquet's budgetto be donated to thepoor in India instead.GraceHopperA rear admiral in theU.S. Navy, she was apioneer in developingcomputer technologyand popularized theterm "debugging" forfixing computerglitches.OprahWinfreyStarted herbroadcasting careeras the youngest andfirst African Americanfemale news anchorat Nashville's WLAC-TV.EmilyBrontePublished"WutheringHeights" underthe pseudonymEllis BellKatherineJohnsonA mathematicianwhose calculations oforbital mechanicswere critical to thesuccess of the firstand subsequent U.S.manned spaceflights.SimoneBilesHolds the recordfor the most WorldChampionshipmedals won byany gymnast, maleor female.EmilyDickinsonPublishedfewer than adozen of hernearly 1,800poems duringher lifetime.MarshaP.JohnsonA prominent figurein the Stonewalluprising of 1969,she was a keyfigure in themovement forLGBTQ+ rightsKamalaHarrisfirst woman andfirst Black andAsian Americanto hold the titleof vicepresident.MayaAngelouThe first African-American womanto have herscreenplayproduced as afilm, for "Georgia,Georgia" in 1972.BarbaraWaltersThe firstwoman to co-anchor anetworkevening newsprogram.CarolShawWhen working atAtari, Shaw wasregarded as one ofthe bestprogrammers whereshe designed gamessuch as 3-D Tic TacToe and River RaidHarrietTubmanShe never lost apassenger on theUndergroundRailroad, leadingto her nickname"Moses."EleanorRooseveltShe held 348press conferencesduring her time asFirst Lady andonly allowedfemale reporters toattendAnneFrankHer diary, writtenduring WorldWar II, has beentranslated intomore than 70languages.Joanof ArcLed the Frencharmy to severalimportant victoriesduring the HundredYears' War and wascanonized as asaint in 1920.MarieCurieThe first personto win NobelPrizes in twodifferent scientificfields (Physicsand Chemistry).SerenaWilliamsHolds the mostGrand Slam titlesin singles,doubles, andmixed doublescombined amongactive players.WhitneyHoustonRosaParksHer refusal togive up her seaton a bus helpedinitiate theMontgomeryBus Boycott.MariahCareyher song “All IWant forChristmas Is You”became the firstholiday ringtone tobe certifieddouble-platinum.MichelleObamaPlanted the firstvegetable gardenat the WhiteHouse since WorldWar II during hertime as First LadyCocoChanelfreed women fromthe constraints ofthe "corsetedsilhouette" led tothe acceptance ofcasual chic as thefeminine standardBeyonceBecame the firstfemale artist to win sixGrammy Awards in onenight in 2010 and hasa total of 28 GrammyAwards, making herthe most awardedfemale artist inGrammy history.AdaLovelaceOften considered theworld's first computerprogrammer due toher work on CharlesBabbage's earlymechanical general-purpose computer,the Analytical Engine.MargaretHamiltonCoined the term"software engineering"while developing theApollo moon missionsoftware, whichcrucially navigated theApollo 11 crew safelyto the moon and back.DollyPartonWrote"Jolene" and"I Will AlwaysLove You" onthe same day.RuthBaderGinsbergSecondfemale justiceof the U.S.SupremeCourtSusanB.AnthonyFeatured on aU.S. dollar coin,making her thefirst female tobe honored inthis way.ArethaFranklinFirst womaninducted intothe Rock andRoll Hall ofFame in 1987.MalalaYousafzaiYoungest-everNobel Prizelaureate, receivingthe Nobel PeacePrize at age 17 forher advocacy ofeducation for girls.JaneAustenDespite the lastingfame of hernovels, shepublished all herworksanonymouslyduring her lifetime.AudreLordeDescribed herselfas a "black, lesbian,mother, warrior,poet," emphasizingthe importance ofintersectionality inactivism.ToniMorrisonFirst AfricanAmericanwoman to winthe Nobel Prizefor Literature in1993.MotherTeresaShe was awarded theNobel Peace Prize in1979 but asked forthe banquet's budgetto be donated to thepoor in India instead.GraceHopperA rear admiral in theU.S. Navy, she was apioneer in developingcomputer technologyand popularized theterm "debugging" forfixing computerglitches.OprahWinfreyStarted herbroadcasting careeras the youngest andfirst African Americanfemale news anchorat Nashville's WLAC-TV.EmilyBrontePublished"WutheringHeights" underthe pseudonymEllis BellKatherineJohnsonA mathematicianwhose calculations oforbital mechanicswere critical to thesuccess of the firstand subsequent U.S.manned spaceflights.SimoneBilesHolds the recordfor the most WorldChampionshipmedals won byany gymnast, maleor female.EmilyDickinsonPublishedfewer than adozen of hernearly 1,800poems duringher lifetime.MarshaP.JohnsonA prominent figurein the Stonewalluprising of 1969,she was a keyfigure in themovement forLGBTQ+ rightsKamalaHarrisfirst woman andfirst Black andAsian Americanto hold the titleof vicepresident.MayaAngelouThe first African-American womanto have herscreenplayproduced as afilm, for "Georgia,Georgia" in 1972.BarbaraWaltersThe firstwoman to co-anchor anetworkevening newsprogram.CarolShawWhen working atAtari, Shaw wasregarded as one ofthe bestprogrammers whereshe designed gamessuch as 3-D Tic TacToe and River RaidHarrietTubmanShe never lost apassenger on theUndergroundRailroad, leadingto her nickname"Moses."EleanorRooseveltShe held 348press conferencesduring her time asFirst Lady andonly allowedfemale reporters toattendAnneFrankHer diary, writtenduring WorldWar II, has beentranslated intomore than 70languages.Joanof ArcLed the Frencharmy to severalimportant victoriesduring the HundredYears' War and wascanonized as asaint in 1920.MarieCurieThe first personto win NobelPrizes in twodifferent scientificfields (Physicsand Chemistry).SerenaWilliamsHolds the mostGrand Slam titlesin singles,doubles, andmixed doublescombined amongactive players.WhitneyHoustonRosaParksHer refusal togive up her seaton a bus helpedinitiate theMontgomeryBus Boycott.MariahCareyher song “All IWant forChristmas Is You”became the firstholiday ringtone tobe certifieddouble-platinum.MichelleObamaPlanted the firstvegetable gardenat the WhiteHouse since WorldWar II during hertime as First LadyCocoChanelfreed women fromthe constraints ofthe "corsetedsilhouette" led tothe acceptance ofcasual chic as thefeminine standardBeyonceBecame the firstfemale artist to win sixGrammy Awards in onenight in 2010 and hasa total of 28 GrammyAwards, making herthe most awardedfemale artist inGrammy history.AdaLovelaceOften considered theworld's first computerprogrammer due toher work on CharlesBabbage's earlymechanical general-purpose computer,the Analytical Engine.MargaretHamiltonCoined the term"software engineering"while developing theApollo moon missionsoftware, whichcrucially navigated theApollo 11 crew safelyto the moon and back.DollyPartonWrote"Jolene" and"I Will AlwaysLove You" onthe same day.RuthBaderGinsbergSecondfemale justiceof the U.S.SupremeCourtSusanB.AnthonyFeatured on aU.S. dollar coin,making her thefirst female tobe honored inthis way.ArethaFranklinFirst womaninducted intothe Rock andRoll Hall ofFame in 1987.MalalaYousafzaiYoungest-everNobel Prizelaureate, receivingthe Nobel PeacePrize at age 17 forher advocacy ofeducation for girls.JaneAustenDespite the lastingfame of hernovels, shepublished all herworksanonymouslyduring her lifetime.AudreLordeDescribed herselfas a "black, lesbian,mother, warrior,poet," emphasizingthe importance ofintersectionality inactivism.ToniMorrisonFirst AfricanAmericanwoman to winthe Nobel Prizefor Literature in1993.

Famous Women Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 but asked for the banquet's budget to be donated to the poor in India instead.
    Mother Teresa
  2. A rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, she was a pioneer in developing computer technology and popularized the term "debugging" for fixing computer glitches.
    Grace Hopper
  3. Started her broadcasting career as the youngest and first African American female news anchor at Nashville's WLAC-TV.
    Oprah Winfrey
  4. Published "Wuthering Heights" under the pseudonym Ellis Bell
    Emily Bronte
  5. A mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. manned spaceflights.
    Katherine Johnson
  6. Holds the record for the most World Championship medals won by any gymnast, male or female.
    Simone Biles
  7. Published fewer than a dozen of her nearly 1,800 poems during her lifetime.
    Emily Dickinson
  8. A prominent figure in the Stonewall uprising of 1969, she was a key figure in the movement for LGBTQ+ rights
    Marsha P. Johnson
  9. first woman and first Black and Asian American to hold the title of vice president.
    Kamala Harris
  10. The first African-American woman to have her screenplay produced as a film, for "Georgia, Georgia" in 1972.
    Maya Angelou
  11. The first woman to co-anchor a network evening news program.
    Barbara Walters
  12. When working at Atari, Shaw was regarded as one of the best programmers where she designed games such as 3-D Tic Tac Toe and River Raid
    Carol Shaw
  13. She never lost a passenger on the Underground Railroad, leading to her nickname "Moses."
    Harriet Tubman
  14. She held 348 press conferences during her time as First Lady and only allowed female reporters to attend
    Eleanor Roosevelt
  15. Her diary, written during World War II, has been translated into more than 70 languages.
    Anne Frank
  16. Led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War and was canonized as a saint in 1920.
    Joan of Arc
  17. The first person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields (Physics and Chemistry).
    Marie Curie
  18. Holds the most Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles combined among active players.
    Serena Williams
  19. Whitney Houston
  20. Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped initiate the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
    Rosa Parks
  21. her song “All I Want for Christmas Is You” became the first holiday ringtone to be certified double-platinum.
    Mariah Carey
  22. Planted the first vegetable garden at the White House since World War II during her time as First Lady
    Michelle Obama
  23. freed women from the constraints of the "corseted silhouette" led to the acceptance of casual chic as the feminine standard
    Coco Chanel
  24. Became the first female artist to win six Grammy Awards in one night in 2010 and has a total of 28 Grammy Awards, making her the most awarded female artist in Grammy history.
    Beyonce
  25. Often considered the world's first computer programmer due to her work on Charles Babbage's early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine.
    Ada Lovelace
  26. Coined the term "software engineering" while developing the Apollo moon mission software, which crucially navigated the Apollo 11 crew safely to the moon and back.
    Margaret Hamilton
  27. Wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" on the same day.
    Dolly Parton
  28. Second female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
    Ruth Bader Ginsberg
  29. Featured on a U.S. dollar coin, making her the first female to be honored in this way.
    Susan B. Anthony
  30. First woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
    Aretha Franklin
  31. Youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate, receiving the Nobel Peace Prize at age 17 for her advocacy of education for girls.
    Malala Yousafzai
  32. Despite the lasting fame of her novels, she published all her works anonymously during her lifetime.
    Jane Austen
  33. Described herself as a "black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet," emphasizing the importance of intersectionality in activism.
    Audre Lorde
  34. First African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993.
    Toni Morrison