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