Famous Women - A to Z #1

A

Queen Consort to Louis XVI of France

B

Founder of the American Red Cross

C

First person to win 2 Nobel prizes

D

Recipient of 2 Academy Awards and the first actor to accrue 10 nominations

E

American aviation pioneer and writer

F

Author of The Feminine Mystique

G

Assassinated Indian Prime Minister

H

Computer scientist who helped invent English programming languages

I

Helped unite Spain

J

The brains behind the complex calculations that helped send the first man to the moon - her work is highlighted in the film Hidden Figures

K

Mexican painter known for her many self-portraits

L

Author of To Kill A Mockingbird

M

Politician who served as the chancellor of Germany

N

Considered a pioneering in modern nursing

O

Wife of the late John Lennon

P

A leader of the British suffragette movement

Q

Kurdish martyr - first woman hanged by the Iraqi Ba'ath party

R

Astronaut and the first American woman to go to space

S

Leading pioneer in offering contraception and health care services to women

T

The first female British prime minister

U

British-American actress and comedian, whose eponymous show was the birthplace of The Simpsons

V

The "Grandmother of Europe”

W

American abolitionist, prohibitionist, prisoner of war, and surgeon - the only woman to ever receive the US Medal of Honor

X

Children's television host and the highest-selling Brazilian female singer

Y

1992 Olympic figure skating gold medalist

Z

Dual Academy Award winner for Judy and Cold Mountain