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Which country was the first in the world to ELECT a female head of state in 1980?

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Who is this? Hint: radioactivity

Marie Curie is celebrated for her discovery of radium and polonium, and her significant contribution to finding treatments for cancer.

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Name 5 female superheroes

Wonder Woman, Storm, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Supergirl, Scarlet Witch, Batgirl, She-Hulk, Jessica Jones, Jean Grey, Sailor Moon, Catwoman, Invisible Woman

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What was the first nation/territory to formally allow women to vote in elections in 1893?

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True or False. One woman has received more than one Nobel prize.

True. Marie Curie received the award for physics with her husband in 1903 and her second in chemistry in 1911.

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Name 5 famous female athletes

Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Megan Rapinoe, Danica Patrick, Diana Taurasi, Martina Navratilova, Lisa Leslie, Nacy Lopez, Mia Hamm, Nadia Comaneci, etc.

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Name 5 female authors

Beatrix Potter, J.K. Rowling, Sudha Murty, Judy Blume, Lois Lowry, Beverly Cleary, Harper Lee, Meena Harris, Natalie Babbitt, etc.

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True or False. As of 2019, there were more women than men in the world.

False. For the first time since 1960, 2019 UN estimates showed there are 101.7 men for every 100 women.

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True or False. Women outlive men in almost every society.

True. The average life expectancy at birth for women is 79 years for men and 72 years for men.

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Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who is known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change.

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Who is this? Hint: Conga

Gloria Estefan has sold over 100 million records and won seven Grammys. She is also an actress, songwriter, and humanitarian.

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Who is this? Hint: youngest-ever Nobel laureate

Malala Yousafzai is a world-renowned advocate for educations for girls and gender equality.

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Name 5 female scientists

Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Ada Lovelace, Dorothy Hodgkin, Katherine Johnson, Rachel Carson, Chien-Shiung Wu, Lise Meitner, Barbara McClintock, etc.

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