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) Elizabeth Blackwell
B) Marie Curie
C) Clara Barton
D) Florence Nightingale
  • 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) Rosalind Franklin
B) Florence Nightingale
C) Clara Barton
D) Marie Curie
  • 4. Who founded the Henry Street Settlement in New York City and was instrumental in public health reform?
A) Rita Levi-Montalcini
B) Elizabeth Blackwell
C) Lillian Wald
D) Marie Curie
  • 5. Which woman was the first female surgeon in England?
A) Dr. Virginia Apgar
B) Dr. Emily Blackwell
C) Dr. Mary Walker
D) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
  • 6. Who was a famous nurse during the Crimean War and is considered the founder of modern nursing?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Elizabeth Blackwell
C) Clara Barton
D) Mary Seacole
  • 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) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Marie Curie
D) Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
  • 9. Who was a pioneering woman in the field of reproductive health and contraception?
A) Clara Barton
B) Elizabeth Blackwell
C) Margaret Sanger
D) Florence Nightingale
  • 10. Which woman won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work on neuroblastoma and nerve growth factor?
A) Dorothy Hodgkin
B) Rita Levi-Montalcini
C) Marie Curie
D) Rosalind Franklin
  • 11. Who was the first woman elected as president of the American Medical Association?
A) Grace Hopper
B) Nancy Dickey
C) Virginia Apgar
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) Sophie Wilson
B) Selman Waksman
C) Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
D) Carol Greider
  • 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) Susan La Flesche Picotte
B) Shirin Ebadi
C) Milada Horáková
D) Vera Rubin
  • 16. Who was a pediatrician known for developing the Apgar Score used to quickly assess the health of newborns?
A) Barbara McClintock
B) Jane Goodall
C) Virginia Apgar
D) Jonas Salk
  • 17. Who was a pioneer in public health and environmental reforms, known for her book 'Silent Spring'?
A) Rosalind Franklin
B) Rachel Carson
C) Dorothy Hodgkin
D) Barbara McClintock
  • 18. Who was the first woman to officially practice medicine in the United States military?
A) Ruth Bader Ginsburg
B) Virginia Apgar
C) Grace Hopper
D) Mary Edwards Walker
  • 19. Which woman in medicine was the first African American woman to become a physician in the United States?
A) Helen Keller
B) Irena Sendler
C) Sarah Bernhardt
D) Rebecca Lee Crumpler
  • 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) Sally Ride
D) Mae Jemison
  • 22. Who was a German-American mathematician known for her contributions to algebra and theoretical physics?
A) Grace Hopper
B) Hedy Lamarr
C) Emmy Noether
D) Mae C. Jemison
  • 23. Which woman was a pioneering American biochemist who determined the structure of penicillin and Vitamin B12?
A) Rita Levi-Montalcini
B) Joan Clarke
C) Dorothy Hodgkin
D) Rosalind Franklin
  • 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) Barbara McClintock
C) Emmy Noether
D) Hedy Lamarr
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