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| 1. | Let's learn about some famous women in history! Search the Internet to find out the answers to this worksheet. |
| 2. | Choose a famous woman from the list below to research on the Internet. |
| 3. | Find out all about the person you chose. Fill in the factoid sheet. |
| 4. | You are going to design a one dollar bill that honors the person you chose. Before you begin, take a look at foreign currency to get some ideas. You will use M.S. Word to create your design. Use your factoid worksheet to think of design elements for your dollar bill. Be sure to include a picture of the person you chose. You may also use icons that represent where she is from, for example, a state flag, or symbols that represents something about her, for example, a musical note for a famous singer. Find images to use that represent something about the life of the woman you choose using Google Image Search. Be creative with your ideas! Use this dollar template for your design. You will need to use the Drawing Toolbar in Word to create your design. Use these graphic hints for M.S. Word. |
1. |
Louisa
May Alcott |
Author of 270 works, including Little Women | |
| 2. | Clara
Barton |
Founder and first president of the American Red Cross | |
3. |
Judy
Blume |
Author of over 21 books for children, including Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Superfudge. | |
4. |
Rachel
Carson |
Concerned with the use of pesticides in our environment, wrote Silent Spring | |
5. |
Emily
Dickinson |
American poet who wrote more than 1.700 poems | |
6. |
Amelia
Earhart |
The first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, and the first to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean | |
7. |
Ella
Fitzgerald |
One of the greatest jazz singers of all time | |
8. |
Aretha
Franklin |
One of the most famous R & B singers of all time | |
9. |
Althea
Gibson |
Grew up poor in Harlem, New York, but went on to win the U.S. Open, Wimbledon and the French Open | |
10. |
Grace
Hopper |
A computing trailblazer, invented one of the first easy-to-use computer languages | |
11. |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
Won six Olympic medals even after a lifetime struggle with asthma and allergies | |
| 12. | Billy
Jean King |
One of the greatest female tennis players, great advocate for women's sports | |
13. |
Maya
Lin |
Designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial | |
14. |
Ellen
Ochoa |
First Hispanic woman to be named an astronaut | |
15. |
Sandra
Day O'Conner |
First woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court | |
16. |
Georgia
O'Keefe |
Abstract American painter, her most famous works are of huge flowers | |
17. |
Alice
Paul |
Author of the Equal Rights Amendment | |
18. |
Janet
Reno |
First woman U.S. Attorney General, highest law enforcement official in the country | |
19. |
Sally
Ride |
First American woman to ride in space | |
20. |
Barbara
Walters |
First woman to co-anchor the evening news |
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