Famous American Women !

1. Famous American Women !

2. Who am I ? She was the first African-American woman to own her own production company Also a talented actress nominated for an Academy Award in her first movie Television's highest-paid entertainer

3. Im Oprah Winfrey !

5. Who am I ? • When she was nineteen months old an illness left Helr deaf, blind, and mute. • Though a wild, destructive child, she showed such signs of intelligence that her mother sent for a special teacher. • The child loved to learn, and her remarkable achievements in reading, writing and even speaking soon made her internationally famous.

6. I am Helen Keller

8. Who am I? • She taught school in New Rochelle and Canajoharie, NY, and discovered that male teachers were paid several times her salary. • She devoted her first reform efforts to anti-slavery and to temperance, the campaign to curb alcohol. • But when she rose to speak in a temperance convention, she was told, "The sisters were not invited here to speak!"

9. Im Susan B. Anthony

11. Who am I? • She was married to her younger brother Ptolemy XIII when he was twelve. • She was born in 69 BC in Alexandria, Egypt. • She was the sole ruler of Egypt.

12. I am Cleopatra

14. Who am I? • The first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, she opened the skies to other women. • In 1937 while attempting to become the first person to fly around the world, Earhart’s plane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.

15. Im Amelia Airheart

17. Who am I ? • Founder of a religious group of nuns in Calcutta. • She devoted her life to aiding sick and poor people throughout the world. • She was internationally famed as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless.

18. Im Mother Theresa

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