A catching display to highlight women who achieved âfirstsâ in their fields (science, sport, exploration, politics).
Includes 34 famous women of the world with images and short descriptions of each. If 34 firsts are just too many for you, you can purchase the first 17 and/or last 17 separately. Check them out here!
You might also be interested in the following displays highlighting amazing women, check them out below:
Mighty Women in Science:
Influential Women in History:
Women inventors (female innovators who changed our lives): /teaching-resource/resource-12720799
You can buy all 4 together and save in this BUNDLE:
Amazing Women BUNDLE - Display (in History, Science, Inventors, & Firsts)
Included in this resource are the following amazing women:
Aretha Franklin - first into the rock and roll hall of fame
Mary I of England - first Queen of England
Ada Lovelace - first computer programmer
Junko Tabei - first to climb Everest
Bertha Benz - first to drive a long distance
Simone Biles - first to complete new gymnastic elements
Madam C.J Walker - first to become a self-made millionaire
Valentina Tereshkova - first in space
Elizabeth Blackwell - first to graduate medical school
Gertrude Ederle - first to swim English channel
Oprah Winfrey - first to own and produce her own talk show
Caroline Mikkelsen - first to Antarctica
Frida Kahlo - first Mexican in the Louvre
Bertha von Suttner - first Nobel peace prize
Helen Hayes - First to win an EGOT
Katharine Graham - First CEO of Fortune 500 company
Jerrie Mock - first to fly solo around the world
Ursula von der Leyen - the first president of the European Union
Joan Benoit - first gold medal at Olympic marathon
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - the first president of an African country
Wangari Maathai - first African woman to win a Nobel peace prize
Barbra Streisand - First golden globe for best director
Marta - first footballer to score in 5 world cups
Harriet Tubman - first to lead an armed military op in the U.S
Vigdis Finnbogadottir - the first woman elected head of state (Iceland)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike - first prime minister (Sri Lanka)
Margaret Thatcher - first prime minister of the UK
Serena Williams - most grand slams, first to be num. 1 for over 300 weeks
Benazir Bhutto - the first leader of a Muslim country in modern history
Marie Curie - first to win a Nobel prize
Toni Morrison - first blank woman to win Nobel prize in literature
Ella Fitzgerald - first to win a grammy
Edith Wharton - first Pulitzer prize
Kay Cotte - first solo, non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of the world
(PDF A4 pages in LANDSCAPE with border). All images were free from copyright when sourced.
All 4 Women centered display/fact resources in ONE BUNDLE. 95 pages full of facts and information to highlight the work of women throughout history.
This resource includes the following resources. Donât need the full bundle? check out the individual resources here:
Influential Women in History - Classroom Display (International Womenâs Day)
Includes 22 famous women from politics, sports, literacy, activism, and academics.
Women in Science (throughout history) - Display/fact sheets
Highlights 15 influential women scientists with a photograph and short description of each.
Famous Firsts in Womenâs History - Classroom Display
A catching display to highlight women who achieved âfirstsâ in their fields (science, sport, exploration, politics). Includes 34 profiles.
Women Inventors and innovators - display/fact sheets
Profiles women that developed significant inventions in history. This resource highlights 24 women of the world with images and a short descriptions of each.
(Displays are A4 pages in LANDSCAPE with border. All images were free from copyright when sourced.)
âWomen inventorsâ classroom display, to highlight women who you may not have known, that developed significant inventions in history. This resource highlights 24 women of the world with images and a short descriptions of each.
You might also be interested in the following resources highlighting amazing women, check them out below:
Mighty Women in Science (Display):
Influential Women in History (Display):
Famous Firsts in Womenâs History - Classroom Display
Or grab all 4 resources as a BUNDLE and save:
Amazing Women BUNDLE - Display (in History, Science, Inventors, & Firsts)
Women Inventors include the following:
Stephanie Kwolek - Kevlar
Josephine Cochrane - the mechanical dishwasher
Margaret E. Knight - the paper bag
Elizabeth Magie - Monopoly
Mary Anderson - car windscreen wipers
Grace Hopper - the first computer compiler
Florence Parpart - the electric refrigerator
Erna Schneider Hoover - the call center system
Alice H. Parker - central heating
Mary Sherman Morgan - Hydyne rocket fuel
Bette Nesmith Graham - liquid paper
Hedy Lamarr - wireless transmission technology
Maria E. Beasley - the life raft
Bessie Blount Griffin - electric self-feeding apparatus
Evelyn Berezin - Word processor
Virginia Apgar - the Apgar score
Mary Kenner - the sanitary belt
Caresse Crosby - the modern day bra
Marie Van Brittan Brown - home security system
Ruth Graves Wakefield - the chocolate chip cookie
Madmam C.J Walker - Haircare for black women
Melitta Bentz - the coffee filter
Jeanne Villpreux-Power - the aquarium
Sarah Mather - submarine telescope
(PDF pages are all A4, in LANDSCAPE with border). All images were free from copyright when sourced.
LGBTQ+ Words, definitions and phrases.
A display to help viewers understand the many words and phrases used in and by the LGBTQ+ community.
Includes an introduction page and 56 definitions (2 on each A4 PDF page). Cut them out, pass them around or use them for your board or word wall display.
This resource could be used for several age groups though please note that some definitions may include more adult concepts, and should be used with consideration.
If you find any errors or have a word/phrase suggestion, please let me know!
Looking for other LGBTQ+ resources? Check out the following:
LGBTQ+ Figures in History and Today (Display/Fact files cards)
This resources includes the following 56 definitions:
lesbian, 2. gay, 3. bisexual/bi, 4. transgender/trans, 5. queer, 6. aromantic/Arvo, 7. Pansexual/Pan, 8. Demisexual, 9. Asexual/Ace, 10. Grey-sexual, 11. Ally/Advocate, 12. homophobia, 13. Cisgender/Cis, 14. Intersex, 15. Orientation, 16. Passing, 17. Pronoun, 18. Questioning, 19. Gender, 20. Social construct, 21. Hetrosexual/Straight, 22. Homosexual, 23. Non-binary, 24. Androgyny, 25. Outed, 26. binding, 27. transman, 28. transwoman, 29. transsexual, 30. Transitioning, 31. Dead name, 32. Gender expression, 33. Gender Fluid, 34. Genderqueer, 35. Hetronormativity, 36. Transphobia, 37. Misgendering, 38. QTPOC, 39. Butch, 40. Sex assigned at birth, 41. Biphobia 42. Gender binary, 43. Gender dysphoria, 44. Fem/Femme, 45. LGBTQ+, 46. Coming out, 47. FTM & MTF, 48. gender nonconforming, 49. In the closet, 50. Twink, 51. Two Spirit, 52. Tucking, 53. Stonewall, 54. Bear, 55. Top Surgery, 56. Polyamory