Pioneering Women in Medicine
  • 1. Pioneering Women in Medicine have made significant contributions to the field, breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations of women. Throughout history, women have faced challenges and discrimination in pursuing medical careers, yet their resilience and dedication have led to groundbreaking discoveries and advancements in healthcare. From early trailblazers like Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States, to modern-day innovators pushing the boundaries of medical science, these women have played a vital role in shaping the healthcare industry and improving the lives of countless individuals around the world.

    Who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States?
A) Marie Curie
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Clara Barton
D) Elizabeth Blackwell
  • 2. Who founded the American Red Cross in 1881?
A) Clara Barton
B) Marie Stopes
C) Jane Addams
D) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
  • 3. Which woman is known for her work in discovering the structure of DNA?
A) Marie Curie
B) Clara Barton
C) Rosalind Franklin
D) Florence Nightingale
  • 4. Who founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City and was instrumental in public health reform?
A) Lillian Wald
B) Rita Levi-Montalcini
C) Marie Curie
D) Elizabeth Blackwell
  • 5. Which woman was the first female surgeon in England?
A) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
B) Dr. Mary Walker
C) Dr. Emily Blackwell
D) Dr. Virginia Apgar
  • 6. Who was a famous nurse during the Crimean War and is considered the founder of modern nursing?
A) Clara Barton
B) Mary Seacole
C) Elizabeth Blackwell
D) Florence Nightingale
  • 7. Which woman was the first female winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
A) Gerty Cori
B) Marie Curie
C) Barbara McClintock
D) Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
  • 8. Who was a renowned physicist and chemist, known for her research on radioactivity?
A) Marie Curie
B) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
C) Clara Barton
D) Florence Nightingale
  • 9. Who was a pioneering woman in the field of reproductive health and contraception?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Margaret Sanger
D) Elizabeth Blackwell
  • 10. Which woman won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work on neuroblastoma and nerve growth factor?
A) Marie Curie
B) Rita Levi-Montalcini
C) Rosalind Franklin
D) Dorothy Hodgkin
  • 11. Who was the first woman elected as president of the American Medical Association?
A) Virginia Apgar
B) Grace Hopper
C) Nancy Dickey
D) Margaret Sanger
  • 12. Which woman in medicine pioneered research in the field of genetics and discovered jumping genes?
A) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
B) Barbara McClintock
C) Jonas Salk
D) Jane Goodall
  • 13. Which woman was a microbiologist known for her discovery of antibiotics, particularly streptomycin?
A) Carol Greider
B) Selman Waksman
C) Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
D) Sophie Wilson
  • 14. Who was the first African American woman physician in the state of New York?
A) Maria Goeppert Mayer
B) Ada Lovelace
C) Gertrude B. Elion
D) Susan McKinney Steward
  • 15. Which woman was a Native American physician and the first woman of Cherokee descent to become a physician in the United States?
A) Shirin Ebadi
B) Vera Rubin
C) Susan La Flesche Picotte
D) Milada Horáková
  • 16. Who was a pediatrician known for developing the Apgar Score used to quickly assess the health of newborns?
A) Jonas Salk
B) Barbara McClintock
C) Virginia Apgar
D) Jane Goodall
  • 17. Who was a pioneer in public health and environmental reforms, known for her book 'Silent Spring'?
A) Rachel Carson
B) Dorothy Hodgkin
C) Rosalind Franklin
D) Barbara McClintock
  • 18. Who was the first woman to officially practice medicine in the United States military?
A) Virginia Apgar
B) Mary Edwards Walker
C) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
D) Grace Hopper
  • 19. Which woman in medicine was the first African American woman to become a physician in the United States?
A) Sarah Bernhardt
B) Helen Keller
C) Rebecca Lee Crumpler
D) Irena Sendler
  • 20. Who was a renowned American primatologist and conservationist known for her extensive study of chimpanzees?
A) Jane Goodall
B) Sally Ride
C) Barbara McClintock
D) Emmy Noether
  • 21. Which pioneering woman was the first female astronaut and youngest American to travel to space at the age of 32?
A) Margaret Mead
B) Barbara McClintock
C) Mae Jemison
D) Sally Ride
  • 22. Who was a German-American mathematician known for her contributions to algebra and theoretical physics?
A) Hedy Lamarr
B) Mae C. Jemison
C) Grace Hopper
D) Emmy Noether
  • 23. Which woman was a pioneering American biochemist who determined the structure of penicillin and Vitamin B12?
A) Joan Clarke
B) Rosalind Franklin
C) Dorothy Hodgkin
D) Rita Levi-Montalcini
  • 24. Who was a pioneer in the field of computer programming and played a crucial role in the development of COBOL?
A) Grace Hopper
B) Emmy Noether
C) Hedy Lamarr
D) Barbara McClintock
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