Women In History

2nd GradeSpring 2010

Jane GoodallJane Goodall will be remembered for her discoveries about chimpanzees.

by Julie Katz

Georgia O’KeefeGeorgia O’Keefe will be remembered for being an important woman artist at a time when most painters were men.

by Dylan Anidjar

Sacagawea Sacagawea will be remembered for going on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

by Ryan Horlick

Bessie ColemanBessie Coleman will be remembered for being the first African-American lady to fly a plane.

by Kazi Holston

Belva LockwoodBelva Lockwood will be remembered for being the first woman lawyer and the first woman to run for President of the United States.

by Rachael Kelson

Coretta Scott KingCoretta Scott King will be remembered for making laws better for African-Americans.

by Alex Chiang

Candace ParkerCandace Parker will be remembered for dunking twice in one high school basketball game and for being the second woman to dunk in a WNBA game.

by Tyler McLaughlin

Mother TeresaMother Teresa will be remembered for helping many sick people when no one else would.

by Victoria Gu

Shayla WilsonShayla Wilson is determined to be one of the few African-American equestrians to make it to the Olympics.

by Leah Edwards

Dara TorresDara Torres will be remembered for being the oldest female to swim in the Olympics.

by Renee Chan

Rosa ParksRosa Parks will be remembered for starting a boycott against the bus rules and now you can sit wherever you want.

by Michael Marone

Shirley MuldowneyShirley Muldowney will be remembered for being the first woman race car driver to win three Top Fuel titles.

by Derek Huffman

Jane AustenJane Austen will be remembered for being the first English writer to write novels about characters and their lives.

by Madison Mier

Ruby BridgesRuby Bridges will be remembered for helping to integrate schools.

by Josh Thau

Lisa LeslieLisa Leslie will be remembered for being the first woman to dunk the ball in a WNBA game and for getting the most points in a WNBA career.

by Lauren Taylor

Golda MeirGolda Meir will be remembered for being the first prime minister of Israel. She is known as the “strong-willed, straight-talking, gray-bunned grandmother of the Jewish people.”

by Colby Freeman

Picabo StreetPicabo Street will be remembered for winning the World Cup Season title for skiing.

by Ryan Cernuto

Jenny ThompsonJenny Thompson will be remembered for winning 10 Olympic gold medals for her fabulous swimming ability.

by Oliver Schaaf

Jennie FinchJennie Finch will be remembered for leading Team USA to gold in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics as a softball pitcher.

by Alexandra Weber

Julia ChildJulia Child will be remembered for being the first person to have her own cooking show on television and for making French recipes easy for Americans.

by Caroline Dannenbaum

Helen KellerHelen Keller will be remembered for graduating from college despite the fact that she was blind and deaf.

by Morgan Giardina

Gertrude EderleGertrude Ederle will be remembered for being the first woman to swim the English Channel.

by Madeline Skapper

Mia HammMia Hamm will be remembered for leading Team USA to the Olympic gold medal.

by Lucy Berndt

Serena WilliamsSerena Williams will be remembered for being the first African American to win the Grand Slam tennis singles since Arthur Ashe and for being first African American woman to win the U.S. Open since Althea Gibson.

by Julius Smith

Patricia Bath Patricia Bath will be remembered for inventing a laser device that removes cataracts called the Laserphaco Probe and for being the first African American female doctor to receive a patent for a medical invention.

by Noelle Mullins

Elizabeth BlackwellElizabeth Blackwell will be remembered for being the first woman to receive a medical degree.

by Jessica Hutt

Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin will be remembered for being the first woman to make it into the Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame.

by Teddy McGraw

Libby RiddlesLibby Riddles will be remembered for being the first woman to win the Iditarod.

by William Hoffman

Wilma RudolphWilma Rudolph will be remembered for winning three gold medals in track.

by Aimee Composto

Mary ShieldsMary Shields will be remembered for being the first woman who completed the Iditarod.

by Dominic Mendelsohn

Michelle ObamaMichelle Obama will be remembered for being the first African-American First Lady.

by Amir Arnold

Laura Ingalls WilderLaura Ingalls Wilder will be remembered for writing stories that teach people about pioneer life.

by Peter McClearn