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pdf, 6.76 MB

A catching display to highlight women who achieved ‘firsts’ in their fields (science, sport, exploration, politics).

Includes 34 famous women of the world with images and short descriptions of each. If 34 firsts are just too many for you, you can purchase the first 17 and/or last 17 separately. Check them out here!

You might also be interested in the following displays highlighting amazing women, check them out below:
Mighty Women in Science:
Influential Women in History:
Women inventors (female innovators who changed our lives): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12720799

You can buy all 4 together and save in this BUNDLE:
Amazing Women BUNDLE - Display (in History, Science, Inventors, & Firsts)

Included in this resource are the following amazing women:

  1. Aretha Franklin - first into the rock and roll hall of fame
  2. Mary I of England - first Queen of England
  3. Ada Lovelace - first computer programmer
  4. Junko Tabei - first to climb Everest
  5. Bertha Benz - first to drive a long distance
  6. Simone Biles - first to complete new gymnastic elements
  7. Madam C.J Walker - first to become a self-made millionaire
  8. Valentina Tereshkova - first in space
  9. Elizabeth Blackwell - first to graduate medical school
  10. Gertrude Ederle - first to swim English channel
  11. Oprah Winfrey - first to own and produce her own talk show
  12. Caroline Mikkelsen - first to Antarctica
  13. Frida Kahlo - first Mexican in the Louvre
  14. Bertha von Suttner - first Nobel peace prize
  15. Helen Hayes - First to win an EGOT
  16. Katharine Graham - First CEO of Fortune 500 company
  17. Jerrie Mock - first to fly solo around the world
  18. Ursula von der Leyen - the first president of the European Union
  19. Joan Benoit - first gold medal at Olympic marathon
  20. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - the first president of an African country
  21. Wangari Maathai - first African woman to win a Nobel peace prize
  22. Barbra Streisand - First golden globe for best director
  23. Marta - first footballer to score in 5 world cups
  24. Harriet Tubman - first to lead an armed military op in the U.S
  25. Vigdis Finnbogadottir - the first woman elected head of state (Iceland)
  26. Sirimavo Bandaranaike - first prime minister (Sri Lanka)
  27. Margaret Thatcher - first prime minister of the UK
  28. Serena Williams - most grand slams, first to be num. 1 for over 300 weeks
  29. Benazir Bhutto - the first leader of a Muslim country in modern history
  30. Marie Curie - first to win a Nobel prize
  31. Toni Morrison - first blank woman to win Nobel prize in literature
  32. Ella Fitzgerald - first to win a grammy
  33. Edith Wharton - first Pulitzer prize
  34. Kay Cotte - first solo, non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the world

(PDF A4 pages in LANDSCAPE with border). All images were free from copyright when sourced.

Get this resource as part of a bundle and save up to 12%

A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of lessons, in one place.

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Amazing Women BUNDLE - Display (in History, Science, Inventors, & Firsts)

All 4 Women centered display/fact resources in ONE BUNDLE. 95 pages full of facts and information to highlight the work of women throughout history. This resource includes the following resources. Don't need the full bundle? check out the individual resources here: [Influential Women in History - Classroom Display (International Women's Day)](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/influential-women-in-history-classroom-display-international-women-s-day-12720803) Includes 22 famous women from politics, sports, literacy, activism, and academics. [Women in Science (throughout history) - Display/fact sheets](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/women-in-science-throughout-history-display-updated-2022-12720802) Highlights 15 influential women scientists with a photograph and short description of each. [Famous Firsts in Women's History - Classroom Display](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/famous-firsts-in-women-s-history-classroom-display-12720800) A catching display to highlight women who achieved ‘firsts’ in their fields (science, sport, exploration, politics). Includes 34 profiles. [Women Inventors and innovators - display/fact sheets](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/women-inventors-female-innovators-who-changed-our-lives-classroom-display-12720799) Profiles women that developed significant inventions in history. This resource highlights 24 women of the world with images and a short descriptions of each. (Displays are A4 pages in LANDSCAPE with border. All images were free from copyright when sourced.)

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