It hasn’t always been easy—or equitable—for women seeking an education, but there are trailblazers who changed the course of history and the world. Do you know who they are? Here’s a chance to test your knowledge by matching the name with her accomplishments.
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Answers: 1H, 2F, 3C, 4I, 5B, 6G, 7A, 8E, 9D
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Mary McLeod Bethune
Founder of Bethune-Cookman University and recognized as the “first lady of the struggle” for her commitment to improving the lives of African Americans through education
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Ruby Bridges
Breaking down the walls of segregation in American education, she was the first African American student to attend an all-white public school
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Fanny Jackson Coppin
Former slave who was among the first black women to earn a college degree and dedicated herself to educating those previously enslaved
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Susan Hockfield, Ph.D.
First female Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Patsy Mink
Dedicated Title IX champion
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Alice Palmer
Cofounder and president of the American Association of University of Women and dedicated to ensuring women earned college degrees as a gateway to self-reliance
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Lucy Diggs Slowe
Created the first black junior high school and was the first African American woman to be named Dean of Women at Howard University
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Lucy Wheelock
Early childhood education advocate of the 20th Century
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Ella Flagg Young
First woman to serve as superintendent of a major urban school district (Chicago)