Can You Name the Women Who Broke Through These Glass Ceilings?

Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize in 1903, in physics.

Madam C. J. Walker built her beauty business into a million dollar company throughout the early 1900s.

Edith Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for her novel "The Age of Innocence."

Sirimavo Bandaranaike became Prime Minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka in 1960, a first for women in the modern world

Nancy Dickerson was hired as the first female television reporter in 1960 by CBS News.

Shirley Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress, representing New York.

As CEO of the Washington Post, Katharine Graham elevated the company to the Fortune 500.

Sandra Day O'Connor was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1981 to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Sally Ride went to space in 1984, 20 years after Valentina Tereshkova, of the Soviet Union.

Geraldine Ferraro ran with Walter Mondale on the Democratic ticket. They lost to incumbent Ronald Reagan.

Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300 in 2008, solidifying her place in the male-dominated sport.

Kathryn Bigelow is the the first and only woman to win the Oscar for Best Director, for "The Hurt Locker."