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$100 Question from Science Who was the first woman to establish an American branch of Red Cross?

$100 Answer from Science Who is Clara Barton. She organized and led the American branch of the Red Cross after being awarded the Gold Cross of Baden and the Iron Cross of Germany for her service. Barton also chartered six other American branches of the Red Cross in various countries including Turkey. Barton was an avid supporter of the Women’s Suffrage Movement and became acquaintances with Frederick Douglass and later became an activist for black civil rights. Some of her other work was founding the National First Aid Society. Her home was turned into a national historic site museum in 1975 signifying one of the first major works of a woman.

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$200 Question from Science Who is the first woman to enter space?

$200 Answer from Science Who is Sally K. Ride. She was the first woman and youngest person ever to enter space as an astronaut for NASA on the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Ride also to helped design, build, and use a robot arm which was later used in space to retrieve a satellite. She also founded NASA’s office of Exploration.

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$300 Question from Science Who was the first African American women to fly in space?

$300 Answer from Science Who is Mae Jemison. She flew on the Space Shuttle Endeavor.

Ambitiously, Jemison entered Stanford University at age 16 and obtained a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a B.A. in AfroAmerican Studies. She was also a member of the Peace Corps and founded the Biosentient Corps. that utilizes technology to help handicapped patients control physiological functions.

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$400 Question from Science Who was Marie Curie?

$400 Answer from Science If you said Marie Curie was known as the “Mother of Modern Physics� you would be correct. In 1911 Curie won the Nobel prize for Chemistry and Physics, making her the first and only women to win two Nobel Prizes in multiple sciences. Curie and her husband came up with the theory of radioactivity and discovered two elements, Polonium and Radium, which are still used in the periodic table today. She also conducted studies on the treatment of neoplasm.

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$100 Question from Law What female lawyer was awarded the Presidential Citizen’s Medal by President Bill Clinton for her achievements to the Nation?

$100 Answer from Law Who is Constance Motley. She had a major impact on ending racial discrimination. It started with her mother being the founder of the New Haven chapter of the NAACP. Constance later stood as the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund’s associate counsel while working with the future U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Constance also helped write the original complaint for the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas and was the first African American women to argue a case before the Supreme Court. Her other accomplishments and firsts’ were being the first African American women to be elected to the New York State Senate in 1964 and to the Manhattan borough presidency in 1965. In 1966, she became the first African American women on the federal bench and in 1982 became the first to become a chief judge. She was also awarded the Presidential Citizen’s Medal by President Bill Clinton for her achievements to the Nation. (Wow, say that three times fast)

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$200 Question from Law “Ladies Home Journal� said this woman is to be the second most powerful woman in America.

$200 Answer from Law Who is Sandra Day O’Conner. O’Conner was the first women to become a justice of judge in the U.S. Supreme court and was appointed by President Ronald Reagan. She was widely known for upholding the decision to reverse Roe v. Wade. In 2009, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by president Barack Obama.

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$300 Question from Law What woman did so well on the bar exam that she literally “raised the bar� or standard of expectation for this exam?

$300 Answer from Law Who is Arabella Mansfield. She was the first woman ever to be admitted to the legal profession. After obtaining the highest score ever recorded on the bar exam, she broke the barrier for women not being able to practice law. After shattering this wall, Iowa amended the law of women and minorities not being able to practice law. Arabella also acted as the President of the Iowa’s Women’s Suffrage Convention in 1870.

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$400 Question from Law Which woman used her injustice of being a woman as motivation to educate herself and her daughter throughout her life?

$400 Answer from Law If you were thinking Belva Ann Lockwood, you were right on the money. Belva Ann Lockwood was the first women to graduate from a National University, now known as Syracuse University. Lockwood was the first women to practice law in front of the supreme court and unfortunately outlived two husband’s and her first child. Lockwood was a strong believer in equal rights among the sexes, being a victim to this prejudice for most of her life. She lived by the philosophy that women should receive education as men did and also be paid the same.

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$100 Question from Inventors Who invented the Blissymbol printer?

$100 Answer from Inventors Who is Rachel Zimmerman. She synthesized a software program that translates symbols into a written language. This software enables physically disabled people to communicate with the outside world via email.

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$200 Question from Inventors Who was the first woman to invent the folding cabinet?

$200 Answer from Inventors Sarah E. Goode was the first African American woman to receive a U.S. patent. She invented a folding cabinet bed that utilized space efficiently in small apartments or buildings. This invention was a place to sleep at night and a fully functional work desk during the day.

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$300 Question from Inventors Suffering from hair loss, this woman gave birth to hair care products for African American women.

$300 Answer from Inventors Madam C.J. Walker was a victim of hair disease and was compelled to invent a line of hair care products for women that promoted hair growth. This entrepreneur had more than 200 companies that sold her products before her death.

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$400 Question from Inventors Who was Marjorie Joyner?

$400 Answer from Inventors Marjorie Joyner studied Cosmetology and graduated from A.B. Molar Beauty School in Chicago in 1916, the first African American to achieve this. She invented the permanent wave machine that would secure curls or straighten women’s hair for a number of days. During the time of her education Joyner met Madame C.J. Walker. After making each other’s acquaintance Walker offered Joyner a position working for her.

Eventually, Joyner oversaw at least 200 of Walker’s companies. She did this for the remainder of Walkers’ life and long after her death.

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$100 Question from Congress Who held the Secretary of Commerce position from 1977-1979?

$100 Answer from Congress If Juantia Kreps was your first thought was, you were right on the money. Kreps was the first women to hold the position of U.S. Secretary of Commerce during 1977-1979.

She was also the first woman board member of the New York stock exchange.

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$200 Question from Congress Patsy Takemoto Mink was known for what significant events?

$200 Answer from Congress Mink was the first Asian American woman to be elected to Congress. She later had title IX amendment of the higher education act, “the patsy t. mink equal opportunity in education act” named in her favor. She also served in the U.S. House of Representative for 12 terms and held the position of Assistant State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. She also represented Hawaii’s first and second congressional districts. (Busy woman!!)

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$300 Question from Congress This woman pushed for equal rights for women in the work force.

Who was she?

$300 Answer from Congress Who was Francis Perkins. She was the first women to be accepted into the U.S. Cabinet and was responsible for the adoption of Social Security, establishing laws against child labor, and Federal minimum wage and a 40 hour work week for both sexes. She also had a say in establishing the laws for unemployment benefits, pensions and welfare for the poor. The U.S. Department of Labor building in Washington D.C. is named in her honor.

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$400 Question from Congress In Feb of 2005, a documentary film named “Unbought and Unbossed” was about this woman. Who was she?

$400 Answer from Congress Who is Shirley Chisholm. She became the first African American women to be elected to Congress. She was also elected part of the New York State legislature and was one of the founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus. She was the major-party black candidate for President of the United States and also worked on a bill that was later passed letting domestic workers receive and have the right to minimum wage. She held the position of Secretary of the House of the Democratic Caucus. Chisholm was also inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame.

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$100 Question from Military Who was the first woman to head a branch of the military and what branch did she lead?

$100 Answer from Military Where you thinking Sheila Widnall? She was the first woman to serve as the Secretary of the Air Force and was the first woman to lead an entire branch of the U.S. Military in the Department of Defense. She has a Bachelors’, Masters’ and Doctorate in Aeronautics. She also held the position as President of the American Association of the Advancement of Science. She now works as a professor at M.I.T.

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$200 Question from Military Who was the first female pilot to fly for NASA?

$200 Answer from Military Do you give in? Eileen Collins is now a retired astronaut and Air Force Colonel that was also the first female pilot.

She was the first female commander of the Space Shuttle “Colombia” and flew the space shuttle through the a 360 degree pitch maneuver to ensure the shuttle had no damage or debris attached. She has a astronomical observatory named in her honor “Eileen M. Collins Observatory” and was also inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame.

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$300 Question from Military This woman broke the barrier for females to graduate from the all male military college. Who was she?

$300 Answer from Military Where you thinking Nancy Ruth Mace? She was the first female cadet to graduate from the all male Citadal College of S.C. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in business administration and received her degree from her father, Emory Mace, the Commandant of Cadets.

(Hell of a way to reward your kid, huh!)

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$400 Question from Military This female officer was known for her intensity and caring nature for Soldiers in the Army Nurse Corps. Who was she?

$400 Answer from Military Who was Colonel Florence Blanchfield. She was the first woman to serve as the Superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps making her the seventh superintendent in this position. One of her nicknames she was well known for was “ the little colonel’ because she was only 5’1 but was also called a “good scrapper” because she fought with the tenacity of a bulldog to protect the corps and her Soldiers.

It was said that she was the one of the finest leaders of the Army Nurses Corps that the army has ever known because she was always concerned about the welfare of the ordinary Soldier.

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Final Jeopardy Nick named “The Maid of New Orleans”, this now Roman Catholic Saint led the French Army to several victories in the “Hundred Years’ War” Who was she?

Final Jeopardy Answer Who is Joan of Arc

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