Not accusing you of being sexist, but if you're unable to name these 17 influential women from history, it might be time for a refresher course!

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Recently, I posted a quiz where I challenged you to identify historical figures from a single image. You all seemed to love it — so here's another round! This time, we're focusing on the remarkable WOMEN in history!

Here we go! Best of luck!

1Let's kick things off with an easy one. Who is this?

Rosa Parks

Maya Angelou

Harriet Tubman

Ida B. Wells

2Can you identify this historical figure?

Agatha Christie

Amelia Earhart

Clara Bow

Virginia Woolf

3Can you guess who she is?

Florence Nightingale

Queen Victoria

Ada Lovelace

Jane Austen

4Can you identify this woman from modern history?

Gloria Steinem

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Rachel Carson

Madeleine Albright

5Can you identify this iconic woman from history based only on her profile?

Helen Keller

Edith Wharton

Marie Curie

Anne Frank

6This iconic portrait is of a former queen. Can you name her?

Mary I

Victoria

Elizabeth I

Anne Boleyn

7Can you identify this historical figure?

Clara Barton

Susan B. Anthony

Jane Addams

Emily Dickinson

8This one should be a bit easier. Can you recognize her?

Billie Holiday

Ella Fitzgerald

Aretha Franklin

Nina Simone

9Can you guess who this iconic woman is?

Rosalind Franklin

Sylvia Plath

Virginia Woolf

Helen Keller

10You've likely heard her name, but can you recall who she is?

Emmeline Pankhurst

Margaret Thatcher

Virginia Woolf

Agatha Christie

11You should have no trouble identifying her:

Emmeline Pankhurst

Eleanor Roosevelt

Rosalind Franklin

Elizabeth Blackwell

12Can you identify this historical figure?

Sacagawea

Susan La Flesche Picotte

Lozen

Pocahontas

13This one might be tricky, so get ready: Can you identify the figure in this relatively rare sketch?

Sappho

Athena

Hypatia

Cleopatra VII

14Can you figure out who she is?

Mary Wollstonecraft

Elizabeth Woodville

Ada Lovelace

Queen Victoria

15Almost there! Who's this famous historical figure?

Charlotte Brontë

Marie Antoinette

Jane Austen

Mary Shelley

16Second-last one! Do you recognize her?

Catherine of Aragon

Joan of Arc

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Margaret Tudor

17Lastly, what's her name?

Marie Antoinette

Catherine the Great

Mary I

Mary, Queen of Scots

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Recently, I posted a quiz where I challenged you to identify historical figures from a single image. You all seemed to love it — so here's another round! This time, we're focusing on the remarkable WOMEN in history!

Fox / Via giphy.com

Here we go! Best of luck!

1
Let's kick things off with an easy one. Who is this?

A woman with glasses and braided hair, wearing a dark sweater over a collared shirt, offering a subtle smile in a nostalgic photo

Don Cravens / Getty Images

Rosa Parks

Maya Angelou

Harriet Tubman

Ida B. Wells

2
Can you identify this historical figure?

A vintage black-and-white photo of a woman with short hair, dressed in a jacket and patterned scarf

MPI / Getty Images

Agatha Christie

Amelia Earhart

Clara Bow

Virginia Woolf

3
Can you guess who she is?

Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Florence Nightingale

Queen Victoria

Ada Lovelace

Jane Austen

4
Can you identify this woman from modern history?

A woman smiling at the camera, wearing a checkered jacket and earrings. Her hair is neatly tied back. A classic black and white photograph

Bettmann / Bettmann Archive

Gloria Steinem

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Rachel Carson

Madeleine Albright

5
Can you identify this iconic woman from history based only on her profile?

Gado / Getty Images

Helen Keller

Edith Wharton

Marie Curie

Anne Frank

6
This iconic portrait is of a former queen. Can you name her?

A classic painting of a queen dressed in elegant, intricately embroidered clothing with a ruffled collar, regal headpiece, and a fan in her hand

UniversalImagesGroup / Getty Images

Mary I

Victoria

Elizabeth I

Anne Boleyn

7
Can you identify this historical figure?

A vintage portrait of a woman dressed in Victorian-era attire, featuring intricate embroidery on her high-collared gown

Interim Archives / Getty Images

Clara Barton

Susan B. Anthony

Jane Addams

Emily Dickinson

8
This one should be a bit easier. Can you recognize her?

A performer stands confidently on stage with a microphone in hand, wearing a sleeveless, high-neck dress, radiating elegance and strength

Tad Hershorn / Getty Images

Billie Holiday

Ella Fitzgerald

Aretha Franklin

Nina Simone

9
Can you guess who this iconic woman is?

A woman in early 20th-century fashion, featuring a layered neckline and a pearl necklace, captured in a vintage portrait

New York Times Co. / Getty Images

Rosalind Franklin

Sylvia Plath

Virginia Woolf

Helen Keller

10
You've likely heard her name, but can you recall who she is?

A woman with stylish hair, wearing a polka-dot blouse and holding a handbag, beaming with a smile. Retro chic, possibly attending an event

Evening Standard / Getty Images

Emmeline Pankhurst

Margaret Thatcher

Virginia Woolf

Agatha Christie

11
You should have no trouble identifying her:

A woman with short hair, a subtle smile, and a pearl necklace. She exudes professionalism in this likely historical portrait. Perfect for a reflection piece

Donaldson Collection / Getty Images

Emmeline Pankhurst

Eleanor Roosevelt

Rosalind Franklin

Elizabeth Blackwell

12
Can you identify this historical figure?

A 19th-century drawing showcasing a woman in traditional Native American dress, complete with a feathered headdress, seated in a serene natural environment

Three Lions / Getty Images

Sacagawea

Susan La Flesche Picotte

Lozen

Pocahontas

13
This one might be tricky, so get ready: Can you identify the figure in this relatively rare sketch?

Photo 12 / Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Sappho

Athena

Hypatia

Cleopatra VII

14
Can you figure out who she is?

A 19th-century style portrait of a woman adorned with a jeweled headband and off-the-shoulder dress, gazing thoughtfully to the side

Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Mary Wollstonecraft

Elizabeth Woodville

Ada Lovelace

Queen Victoria

15
Almost there! Who's this famous historical figure?

A classic portrait of a woman in a blue dress and bonnet, holding a book, seated with a calm expression

Stock Montage / Getty Images

Charlotte Brontë

Marie Antoinette

Jane Austen

Mary Shelley

16
Second-last one! Do you recognize her?

Engraving of a historical woman in medieval attire with a crown and fleur-de-lis emblem, gazing upward

Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Catherine of Aragon

Joan of Arc

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Margaret Tudor

17
Lastly, what's her name?

A portrait from the 18th century depicting a royal figure dressed in luxurious, ornate clothing with fur accents and jeweled embellishments, evoking a sense of historical grandeur

brandstaetter images / Getty Images

Marie Antoinette

Catherine the Great

Mary I

Mary, Queen of Scots

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