I was the former head of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. I was the first female African American to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts.

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I was the former head of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. I was the first female African American to receive a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

I dominated the Olympic sport of heptathlon, a series of six demanding events. I won the Olympic gold medal for the United States in 1988 and1992, and set the world record.

I was the Author who produced the first literature for the mass market of juvenile girls in the 19th century. My most popular, Little Women, was just one of 270 works that she published.

I got involved with tending the needy when I treated injured Union soldiers on the battlefield during the Civil War. I later was the founder and first president of the American Red Cross.

I was the First American woman awarded a medical degree by a college. I Attended Geneva College in New York after she was rejected by all the major medical schools in the nation because of her sex.

I have novels about American and Asian culture. I became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

I was Queen of Egypt and the last pharaoh. I was 17 or 18 when I became queen. I was a shrewd politician who spoke nine languages.

I first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, I opened the skies to other women. My plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.

I was Queen of England when England became a major European power in politics, commerce, and the arts. I was Smart, brave, and determined to link myself to my country’s fortunes, i cultivated the loyalty of my people and united the country against enemies.

I was Considered one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, I was the winner of 12 Grammy Awards and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Was Shirley Jackson the first African American? 1.YesYes 2.NoNo 3.MaybeMaybe

When did Jackie Joyner win the Olympic gold metal?

What was one of the books Louisa May Alcott published? 1.Little womanLittle woman 2.GoosebumpsGoosebumps 3. Charlottes web Charlottes web

How old was Cleopatra when she became queen?

What is one of pearl s. buck novels about? 1.AnimalsAnimals 2.Asian cultureAsian culture 3.AfricaAfrica