It’s International Women’s Day on 8th March!
International Women’s Day was set up in 1911 and is all about celebrating the achievements of women across the world.
For example, did you know that Marie Curie discovered radium in 1898? Or that Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to go into space?
We have made a list of some of our favourite and most influential women from Emmiline Pankhurst to Queen Elizabeth II, Jane Austen and more!
Check out the list below!
What did Marie Curie discover in 1898?
- Radium
- Oxygen
- Penicillin
- Gravity
Who was the first woman to go into space?
- Valentina Tereshkova
- Yuri Gagarin
- Neil Armstrong
- Helen Sharman
Who helped women get the right to vote in the UK?
- Emmeline Pankhurst
- Queen Victoria
- Florence Nightingale
- Jane Austen
Who wrote the novel 'Pride and Prejudice'?
- Jane Austen
- Charles Dickens
- J.K. Rowling
- William Shakespeare
Who was the Queen of the United Kingdom for 70 years?
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Queen Victoria
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Queen Anne
Who is famous for her work as a nurse during the Crimean War?
- Florence Nightingale
- Mary Seacole
- Edith Cavell
- Ada Lovelace
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
- Marie Curie
- Rosalind Franklin
- Dorothy Hodgkin
- Ada Lovelace
Who wrote the first computer program?
- Ada Lovelace
- Grace Hopper
- Steve Jobs
- Bill Gates
Who helped discover the structure of DNA?
- Rosalind Franklin
- Marie Curie
- Jane Goodall
- Florence Nightingale
Who is famous for studying chimpanzees in the wild?
- Jane Goodall
- Dian Fossey
- David Attenborough
- Steve Irwin