Famous Women Crossword Puzzle

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First African-American woman astronaut to travel in space

French peasant girl who lead French to victory in the Hundred Year's War

French physicist who was the first women to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry

British scientist and early leader in paleontology who found prehistoric fossils

American social worker who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931

American painter who was a part of the French Impressionist movement

Co-founded the Special Olympics

Founder of the Girl Scouts of America

First women to be the Secretary of State for the US

Oceanographer and environmentalist who walked on the bottom of the ocean floor

First lady who became a delegate to the United Nations after her husband died

First woman to win three gold medals at the summer Olympics on track

First African-American to speak out against slavery

Along with her husband Martin Luther King, Jr., she fought for civil rights

First American-American first lady of the US

English zoologist who studies the behavior of chimpanzees in Africa

Served in the Revolutionary War disguised as a man

American sharp shooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show

Roman Catholic nun who received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor

First woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States

American author who wrote the book Little Women & worked for women's rights

British archaeologist & anthropologist who found prehistoric fossils in Africa

First American woman astronaut to travel in space

First African-American woman to be Secretary of State for the US

A queen of ancient Egypt also known for her beauty

African-American contralto who was not allow to sing at Constitution Hall in DC

First Hispanic-American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States

First African-American woman to receive her pilot's license

American anthropologist who studied how culture determines behavior

Famous woman fighter who served in the Civil War disguised as a man

First woman cabinet member in the United States

Early leader of the women's rights movement - including the right to vote

One of the most gifted American poets during the 1800s

First American-Indian prima ballerina with the NYC Ballet

First African-America woman to win a single tennis match at Wimbledon

American chef and member of the OSS who wrote books about French cooking

Marine biologist who wrote about how pesticides on plants destroy sea life

Writer and leading supporter of the women's liberation movement

American journalist famous for her daring exposes

American zoologist who studied the mountain gorillas in Rwanda

First woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

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