Complete Clue List
Across
1. In 1903 Marie ___, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics (5)
4. In 1935 ___ Joliot-Curie was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (5)
7. Maria ___ Trapp was the matriarch of the family which led to "The Sound of Music" (3)
8. ___ Catalina, supported Pedro de Heredia in the conquest of Colombia circa 1513 (5)
9. ___ Antoinette, French Queen executed during the French Revolution (5)
10. ___ Griffith was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Wales in 2015 (3)
11. In 2007, ___ Lessing became the oldest recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (5)
14. One of the Mitford sisters, her novel "Wigs on the Green" was published in 1935 (5)
17. The American writer ___ Josepha Hale, authored the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (5)
20. Best selling author Helen ___'s Temptation Saga Books, were published in 2016 (5)
23. The First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952, ___ Peron (3)
24. Dianne ___ confined to an iron lung, took 10 yrs to voice the book "Blinky, Less Light" (5)
25. In 2006, ___ Smith was awarded the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (5)
26. The very first woman, according to the second chapter of Genesis (3)
27. In 2006, ___ Johnson Sirleaf became the first elected female head of state in Africa (5)
28. The titular heroine of R. D. Blackmore's 1869 novel, ___ Doone (5)
Down
1. In 1963, Julia ___'s US TV show "The French Chef" was a trailblazer for fine dining (5)
2. Honey ___ is regarded as the first Bond girl, appearing in the movie Dr. No in 1962 (5)
3. Mary Anne ___, was the birth name of English novelist George Eliot (5)
4. In 1955, Florence Elsie ___ became the first female Senator from Prince Edward Island (5)
5. Edith ___'s 1971 book "The News Twisters" delved into the 1968 US presidential election (5)
6. Georgia ___, born in 1867, became known as the "Dean of American Business Women" (5)
12. In 1961, ___ Kedam was awarded the Israel Prize, for life sciences (3)
13. In 1952, US astronomer ___ Barney was awarded the Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy (3)
15. ___ Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, and renowned for her work with Charles Babbage (3)
16. ___ Charisse starred opposite Gene Kelly, in the 1954 musical "Brigadoon" (3)
17. The 1852 anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was written by Harriet Beecher ___ (5)
18. In 1991 Mercedes ___ won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in "The Fisher King" (5)
19. ___ Keller's autobiography "The Story of My Life" was published in 1903 (5)
20. ___ Wightman, American tennis player, founder of the Wightman Cup competition (5)
21. In the 2015 science fiction film "Mega Shark vs. Kolossus" Amy ___ stars as Moira King (5)
22. ___ Skocpol, American winner of the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science in 2007 (5)