Hedy Lamarr co-invented a frequency-hopping communication system that influenced Wi-Fi and Bluetooth., True — Lamarr, together with composer George Antheil, patented a spread-spectrum technology in 1942 to prevent radio-guided torpedo jamming; the core idea later became foundational for modern wireless communication., Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, True — She won in 2004 for founding the Green Belt Movement, which combined environmental protection with women’s empowerment and social justice., Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean., True — In 1932, she completed the solo transatlantic flight, becoming a symbol of courage and women’s expanding roles in aviation., Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate., True — Awarded at age 17 in 2014 for advocating girls’ education after surviving an assassination attempt by the Taliban., Queen Elizabeth II had the longest reign of any British monarch., True — She reigned for 70 years (1952–2022), surpassing Queen Victoria’s previous record., Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing., True — Her reforms during the Crimean War and her pioneering use of statistics reshaped medical care and established nursing as a respected profession., Simone Biles has earned more world championship medals than any gymnast in history., True — She holds the all-time record for world medals and golds, revolutionizing gymnastics with unprecedented difficulty and execution., Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a Ukrainian-born sniper, became one of the deadliest snipers of World War II., True — Known as “Lady Death,” she had 309 confirmed kills and later toured the U.S. advocating for support against Nazi Germany., Iryna Bekh is a famous Ukrainian astronaut who flew on the International Space Station., False — Ukraine has produced many prominent scientists, but no Ukrainian woman has yet flown into space., Irena Sendler from Poland rescued around 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII., True — She smuggled children to safety, provided false identities, and preserved their real names in hopes of reuniting them with families..

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