Famous Women born in the month of October Quiz

Answer: Doris Lessing

Doris Lessing (1919-2013) is a British-Zimbabwean novelist born on October 22. She also wrote short stories, drama and poetry. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007.

Answer: Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews was born on October 1, 1935 in Surrey, England. She is an actress, singer and author. She received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Mary Poppins in the 1964 movie. She is also well remembered for her role as Maria von Trapp in the 1965 musical "The Sound of Music".

Answer: Juliette Low

Juliette Low (1860-1927) was born on October 31 in Savannah, Georgia. She met and was inspired by Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scout movement. She travelled to the UK and joined a Girl Guide troop and upon returning to the USA founded the Girl Guides in the USA in March 1912.

Answer: Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury was born on October 16, 1925 in London, England. She is an actress of the stage, theatre and film with a career spanning eight decades. She has won Tony and Golden Globe Awards and been nominated three times for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is fondly remembered as the fictional writer and sleuth Jessica Fletcher in the TV series "Murder, She Wrote" (1984-1996).

Answer: Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova was born on October 18, 1956 in Prague, Czechoslovakia and in 1981 became a US citizen. In a professional tennis career that began in 1978 she won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and 41 women's and mixed doubles Grand Slam titles.

Answer: Ann Petry

Ann Petry (1908-1997) was born on October 12 in Connecticut, USA. It was her first novel in 1946, entitled "The Street" which enabled her to become the first African-American female author to sell over one million copies. The novel is set during WWII in Harlem.

Answer: Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) was born on October 13 in Lincolnshire, England. She was the first female to become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-1990). Because of her leadership style and uncompromising politics a Soviet journalist dubbed her "The Iron Lady".

Answer: Autherine Lucy

Autherine Lucy was born on October 5, 1929 in Shiloh, Alabama, USA. She enrolled at the University of Alabama in 1956. Her application was accepted but after attending only a few classes, the authorities realised that she was not white so they rescinded her admittance. She later became an educator and professor and her expulsion was annulled in 1988 and she did a postgraduate course at the University of Alabama graduating in 1992.

Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was born on October 11 in New York City, USA. She served as the First Lady of the United States during her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt's terms as President of the United States from 1933- 1945. She was very outspoken and a campaigner for civil and human rights.

Answer: Gertrude Ederle

Gertrude Ederle (1905-2003) was born on October 23 in New York City, USA. She was a very competative swimmer winning a gold and two bronze medals at the 1924 Olympic Games. However, it was on August 6, 1926 that she is best remembered as the first women to successfully swim the English Channel. Five men had successfully swam the English Channel before her, yet she beat their best time by nearly two hours.