Women in Media and History

Kathryn Beaumont provided both the voice and the live-action reference modeling for Alice in the 1951 film "Alice in Wonderland" and Wendy Darling in the 1953 film "Peter Pan". The other actresses voiced different Disney characters, such as Paige O'Hara voicing Belle and Jodi Benson voicing Ariel.

Sylvia Holland was hired in 1938 as the second woman in Disney's story department, where she made significant artistic contributions to "Fantasia", particularly the "Nutcracker Suite" and "Pastoral Symphony" segments. The other options include voice actresses like Adriana Caselotti (Snow White) and Mary Costa (Sleeping Beauty), who were not story artists.

Bianca Majolie, a former classmate of Walt Disney, was hired in 1935 as the first female story artist at the studio, paving the way for other women in the department. Lucille La Verne and Eleanor Audley were voice actresses known for playing Disney villains, while Sylvia Holland was the second woman hired in the story department.

Retta Scott was the first woman to receive an official screen credit as an animator at Disney, recognized for her exceptional work animating the hunting dogs in "Bambi" (1942). Mary Blair was a concept artist and color stylist, while Ruthie Tompson worked primarily in the Ink and Paint department before becoming a scene planner.

Ada Lovelace, born Ada Byron, wrote the first algorithm intended to be processed by a machine (Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine), earning her recognition as the world's first computer programmer. Her visionary work laid the conceptual foundations for modern computer science.

Peggy Whitson (misspelled as Whinston in the question) is a retired NASA astronaut who holds the US record for most cumulative time spent in space (665 days) and was the first woman to command the International Space Station twice.

Michelle Obama earned her undergraduate degree from Princeton University before attending Harvard Law School, where she earned her Juris Doctor degree in 1988. The other individuals listed attended different universities or pursued different career paths.

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany topped the Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful Women in 2018, a position she held for many consecutive years due to her leadership of Europe's largest economy.

Scarlett Johansson topped the Forbes list of highest-paid actresses in 2018, largely due to her lucrative role as Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Other actresses like Emma Watson and Gal Gadot did not reach her earnings level that year, while Kendall Jenner is a model rather than an actress.

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani activist for female education and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, spoke these words to highlight how education empowers girls and threatens extremist groups. The other historical and modern figures listed did not make this specific statement regarding education and extremism.

Danica Patrick is widely recognized as the most successful woman in American open-wheel racing, notably being the only woman to win an IndyCar Series race. The option contains a minor typo ("Danina" instead of "Danica"), but she is the clear correct choice among the options, which otherwise list a gymnast, an actress, and a basketball player.

Marie Curie is the legendary scientist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, a term she coined. She remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields: Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911.

Margaret Thatcher served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and was nicknamed the "Iron Lady" due to her uncompromising politics and leadership style. Kate Middleton is a member of the royal family, while the other options are foreign public figures.

American Business Women's Day was officially recognized in 1983 and 1986 by Congressional proclamation, sponsored by the American Business Women's Association (ABWA). The ABWA founded this day to honor the contributions and achievements of millions of American working women.

Queen Liliuokalani was the last sovereign monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii before it was overthrown by American business interests.