5 QUESTIONS
TIMER: 60 SECONDS PER QUESTION
Who was the first Black woman millionaire to create a line of beauty products for African-American hair?
Madam C.J. Walker, or Sarah Breedlove, employed 3,000 women to develop an effective hair lotion and comb for those with textured hair in 1905. Sarah was a protégé of Annie Malone, who became one of the nation’s wealthiest black women who trademarked her beauty products under the name “Poro.”
Madam C.J. Walker, or Sarah Breedlove, employed 3,000 women to develop an effective hair lotion and comb for those with textured hair in 1905. Sarah was a protégé of Annie Malone, who became one of the nation’s wealthiest black women who trademarked her beauty products under the name “Poro.”
This woman's famous experiment disproved a fundamental scientific law and became “the world’s foremost female experimental physicist.”
Chien–Shiung Wu received both the National Science Medal and the internationally respected Wolf Prize for her scientific research. Her most famous experiment showed that the conservation of parity could be violated in nature. Lise Meitner was the second woman to be awarded a doctorate in Vienna.
Chien–Shiung Wu received both the National Science Medal and the internationally respected Wolf Prize for her scientific research. Her most famous experiment showed that the conservation of parity could be violated in nature. Lise Meitner was the second woman to be awarded a doctorate in Vienna.
Name the army surgeon who declared “corsets are coffins":
Dr. Mary Walker worked as an army surgeon in the Civil War and received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Another successful woman in the Civil War was Clara Barton, who founded the American Red Cross and wrote the amendment to the Constitution of the Red Cross.
Dr. Mary Walker worked as an army surgeon in the Civil War and received the Congressional Medal of Honor. Another successful woman in the Civil War was Clara Barton, who founded the American Red Cross and wrote the amendment to the Constitution of the Red Cross.
Which biophysicist established techniques for treating tumors with radiation and X-rays?
Edith Quimby is the pioneer for developing standards for radiation protection. We couldn't mention pioneer without the great Marie Curie. She developed the mobile X-ray unit which was first used to diagnose injuries during World War I.
Edith Quimby is the pioneer for developing standards for radiation protection. We couldn't mention pioneer without the great Marie Curie. She developed the mobile X-ray unit which was first used to diagnose injuries during World War I.
Who was the first young woman to receive a government commission for a statue?
Vinnie Ream was the youngest artist to sculpt the full-scale marble statue of Lincoln in the Capitol Rotunda. Harriet Goodhue Hosmer walked, so Vinnie Ream could run (Harriet is known as the first professional female sculptor).
Vinnie Ream was the youngest artist to sculpt the full-scale marble statue of Lincoln in the Capitol Rotunda. Harriet Goodhue Hosmer walked, so Vinnie Ream could run (Harriet is known as the first professional female sculptor).
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