Women in History

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Memorize these and recognize 19.0% of all Women in History clues.

1 Susan B. Anthony 12x

2 Florence Nightingale 10x

3 Clara Barton 9x

4 Amelia Earhart 9x

5 Margaret Sanger 8x

6 Mata Hari 7x

7 Betsy Ross 7x

8 Margaret Mead 7x

9 Mother Teresa 6x

10 Cleopatra 6x

11 Catherine the Great 6x

12 Joan of Arc 5x

13 Jane Addams 5x

14 Indira Gandhi 5x

15 Helen Keller 5x

16 Bonnie Parker 5x

17 Annie Oakley 5x

18 Abigail Adams 5x

19 Valentina Tereshkova 5x

20 the Kentucky Derby 4x

21 Rosa Parks 4x

22 Nellie Bly 4x

23 Molly Pitcher 4x

24 Marie Curie 4x

25 Marie Antoinette 4x

26 Maria Callas 4x

27 Jeannette Rankin 4x

28 Janet Reno 4x

29 Harriet Tubman 4x

30 Betty Friedan 4x

31 Anne Boleyn 4x

32 Benazir Bhutto 4x

33 Sojourner Truth 3x

34 Shirley Temple Black 3x

35 Puerto Rico 3x

36 Pocahontas 3x

37 Nefertiti 3x

38 Mary, Queen of Scots 3x

39 Mary Shelley 3x

40 Mary Leakey 3x

41 Margaret Chase Smith 3x

42 Lucrezia Borgia 3x

43 Katharine Graham 3x

44 Julia Ward Howe 3x

45 Japan 3x

46 J.K. Rowling 3x

47 Italy 3x

48 Golda Meir 3x

49 Eunice Kennedy Shriver 3x

50 DNA 3x

Sample Clues

A dollar says you can't name this American heroine seen here

Susan B. Anthony

During the Crimean War, this British nurse toured the soldiers' hospital at night with her lantern

Florence Nightingale

This American Red Cross founder personally directed the relief effort at the Johnstown Flood in 1889

Clara Barton

This high-flying Atchison, Kansas native once remarked, "Women must try to do things as men have tried"

Amelia Earhart

In 1914 she was indicted for mailing an "obscene" magazine article on contraception

Margaret Sanger

Sub-Areas

Other 857

Susan B. Anthony (11) Amelia Earhart (10) Florence Nightingale (10) Clara Barton (9) Margaret Sanger (8) Margaret Mead (7) Indira Gandhi (6) Catherine the Great (6) Mother Teresa (6) Bonnie Parker (6)

Ancient 23

Cleopatra (6) Maria Callas (3) Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1) Marie Antoinette (1) Helen of Troy (1) Alexander the Great (1) Jehan Sadat (1) Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1) Cleopatra's Needle (1) (Cokie) Roberts (1)

Revolutionary Era 16

Betsy Ross (2) Abigail Adams (2) Cuba (1) the Daugthers of the American Revolution (or DAR) (1) the American Revolution (1) Marat (1) Seneca Falls (1) Susan B. Anthony (1) the Boston Tea Party (1) the Jasmine Revolution (1)

World War I 12

Jeannette Rankin (2) Mata Hari (2) Estée Lauder (1) Jane Addams (1) "We'll Meet Again" (1) the Bronze Star (1) Tokyo Rose (1) Betty Grable (1) Sarah Bernhardt (1) the Soviet Union (1)

Modern (post-1990) 11

Hillary Clinton (2) Ivana Trump (1) New Zealand (1) Energy (1) Janet Reno (1) Afghanistan (1) Yahoo! (1) Mrs. (Michelle) Obama (1) September 11th (1) (Eleanor) Roosevelt (1)

World War II 9

Benazir Bhutto (4) Margaret Truman (1) (Eva) Braun (1) the White Mouse (1) Anna Freud (1) a day (1)

Civil War 7

the Civil War (4) Harriet Tubman (2) Clara Barton (1)

Cold War 7

Valentina Tereshkova (3) Margaret Chase Smith (1) the Dragon Lady (1) Maya Lin (1) Natalia Makarova (1)

Colonial / Exploration 5

the Himalayans (1) indigo (1) the Mayflower (1) Cortes (1) Ann Bancroft (1)

Medieval 3

Lady Godiva (1) a knight (1) Catherine of Aragon (1)