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Women's History Month Word Search

Find 15 names from women's history hidden in the grid

Fifteen surnames from women's history, from the suffrage campaigners to the first American woman in space. Women's History Month began as a single week in Santa Rosa, California in 1978; Congress made March 1987 the first full Women's History Month. Every name here is checked against two sources.

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Women's History Month Word Search

Find 15 names from women's history hidden in the grid

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Word List

  • ROOSEVELT
  • BLACKWELL
  • CHISHOLM
  • ANTHONY
  • STANTON
  • EARHART
  • JOHNSON
  • TUBMAN
  • KELLER
  • ADDAMS
  • CARSON
  • PARKS
  • CURIE
  • RIDE
  • BLY
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What is a Word Search?

A word search hides a list of words in a grid of letters. Words can run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Your job is to find and circle each one.

How to solve it

Scan rows and columns for the first letter of each word, then trace in all eight directions. Check off words as you find them.

Who is this for?

Word searches are perfect for all ages — from young students building vocabulary to adults who enjoy a relaxing mental exercise. Teachers use them for vocabulary preview activities, early finishers, and classroom brain breaks.

About this puzzle

Free printable Women's History Month word search: find 15 names from Anthony and Tubman to Sally Ride. Medium level with answer key. Instant PDF download.

  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Format: US Letter PDF with answer key
  • Free to download, print, and use
  • Commercial use allowed for KDP publishers

Step-by-step: solving the Women's History Month Word Search

  1. Print the PDF. Download the free PDF and print both pages — the puzzle and the answer key — on standard US Letter paper.
  2. Scan for first letters. Read down the word list, then look across rows and columns of the grid for the first letter of each word.
  3. Trace in any direction. Words run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — and can be forward or backward. Once you spot a starting letter, trace in all eight directions.
  4. Check off found words. Cross each found word off the list. When the list is empty, compare with the answer key to verify.

Frequently asked questions

Who is in this word search?›
Anthony, Stanton, Tubman, Keller, Roosevelt, Parks, Chisholm, Earhart, Curie, Ride, Johnson, Addams, Blackwell, Bly and Carson, by surname.
How did Women's History Month begin?›
It started as Women's History Week in Santa Rosa, California in 1978. Congress designated a week from 1981, and made March 1987 the first Women's History Month.
Is there a Women's History puzzle pack?›
The Women's History Month Puzzle Pack adds a crossword, a cryptogram of documented milestones and quotations, a scramble, a fill-in and a bigger word search.
Can words go diagonally or backward?›
Yes. Words in this puzzle run horizontally, vertically, or diagonally — and they may go forward or backward. Always scan in all eight directions from a candidate starting letter.
Is there an answer key?›
Yes. Every free PuzzlePage word search PDF includes a separate answer-key page that highlights or lists every hidden word.
What grade level is this for?›
Word searches in this collection work well from upper-elementary through adult. Teachers often use them as vocabulary preview, classroom downtime, or sub-day filler.

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