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3. With six completed novels, she is one of Englishliterature’s most notable writers, best known for“Pride and Prejudice.”4. A poet and civil rights activist who wrote her firstautobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” in 1969.6. First African American child to desegregateWilliam Frantz Elementary School in 1960.7. She defied traditional roles by becoming the firstfemale plane pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.8. Award winning vocalist who recently broke therecord for the most Grammy wins of all time; a fanof hers would be part of the “Beehive.”
Down1. Founded the National Woman Suffrage Associationalongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton, which helpedlead later advocacy efforts for the 19th Amendment.2. A member of the U.S. Women’s National SoccerTeam and known in recent years for her fight forequal pay and treatment for female athletes.5. A young Swedish environmentalist.6. Refused to give up her seat to a white man in 1955.