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