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Famous Women of the Past and Present

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1. This regal woman has co-starred in films with Dick Van Dyke, Christopher Plummer and James Garner. She started on Broadway and moved to films and has played roles from Queen to nun and has won three Golden Globe Awards.
    Audrey Hepburn
    Ava Gardner
    Katherine Hepburn
    Julie Andrews


2. This dazzling actress was born in the state of Georgia, is married to another famous actor and has three children. She appeared in ten films co-starring her husband and was awarded the first star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

    Jerry Lewis
    Susan Hayward
    Joanne Woodward
    Gene Autry


3. This brilliant woman was born in Kansas and studied pre-med at Columbia University in America, however she had a thing for flying. She pursued her interest and became the first woman to fly the Atlantic alone. She went missing on another flying adventure and was never found.
    Jean Batten
    Amelia Earhart
    Blanche Stuart Scott
    Amy Johnson


4. This woman was born in 1917. She served as Prime Minister of her country for a little more than three terms, two of them consecutive. She was known for improving relations with China and the Soviet Union and her interest in science and technology. She was killed by her own bodyguards.
    Mary Eugenia Charles (Dominica)
    Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)
    Indira Gandhi (India)
    Agathe Unwilingiyimana (Rwanda)


5. This woman was the world's first female Prime Minister.
    Margaret Thatcher
    Mary Eugenia Charles
    Sirimavo Bandaranaike
    Indira Gandhi


6. This African-American woman was a civil rights activist, social reformer and racial justice advocate. It all started in Alabama when she refused to give up her seat on a public bus for a white man, back in 1955.
    Rosa Parks
    Mary White Ovington
    Mary Church Terrell
    Oprah Winfrey


7. This woman was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. She has played the star role in a biography, depicting the life of another Hollywood star. She has won three Outstanding Actress Awards and made history being the first African-American actress to win a Best Actress Academy Award.
    Angela Bassett
    Vivica A. Fox
    Whoopi Goldberg
    Halle Berry


8. This woman is incredibly rich. In fact, she is the world's only black billionaire. She is a spokesperson for many causes, owns her own magazine, production company and has been on television for over 20 years and is considered the world's most influential woman.
    Halle Berry
    Oprah Winfrey
    Laila Ali
    Tyra Banks


9. This "cartoon character" is known for her red hair, voluptuous curves, sexy singing voice ... oh, and for her marriage to a most unlikely character, Roger.
    Elizabeth Hurley
    Marilyn Monroe
    Jessica Rabbit
    Betty Boop


10. She was an American icon. What the all-American woman should be. She was America's sex symbol and goddess and was involved with many high position gentleman. She is famous for her picture, standing over a steam grating, with her dress flying up in the air.
    Britney Spears
    Marilyn Monroe
    Christina Aguilera
    Rita Hayworth


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