It is symptomatic of paternalistic societies that far more men make names for themselves than women do. Historically, the vast majority of women have shunned the limelight, often beavering away in the background and of course, rather than pursuing fame, a lot of them focus on their families and homes. That being said, thousands of women have found fame and this quiz gives you ten of them but who are they? With each picture there's a helpful clue. Answers given in Comments.
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1. Her real name is Stefani Germanotta
2. British sculptress who died in 1975
(a) Barbara Bach (b) Barbara Bush
(c) Barbara Elvecrog (d) Barbara Hepworth
3. 40th prime minister of New Zealand
4. American writer and civil rights activist
who died in 2014
5. Exceptional German tennis player
6. Assassinated in New Delhi in 1984
7. First woman in space
(a) Natasha Rostova (b) Sally Ride
(c) Valentina Tereshkova (d) Helen Sharman
9. Imprisoned Burmese politician
(a) Aung San Suu Kyi (b) Kyi Suu San Aung(c) Sue San Suu (d) Cordelia McDonald
10. Australian film actress
That's it folks! How did you do?
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