# The Atoz Game (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8444 "2022-02-01T22:38:28Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8445 "2022-02-01T22:45:05Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8446 "2022-02-01T22:47:40Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8447 "2022-02-01T23:12:44Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8448 "2022-02-02T01:33:36Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8449 "2022-02-02T13:13:12Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8450 "2022-02-02T13:18:24Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8451 "2022-02-02T14:14:44Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy  
Quindlen, Anna Marie

columnist

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**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8452 "2022-02-02T16:00:25Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy  
Quindlen, Anna Marie  
Rachel Carson

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8453 "2022-02-02T19:42:34Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy  
Quindlen, Anna Marie  
Rachel Carson  
Sandra Day O’Connor

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8454 "2022-02-02T20:12:38Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy  
Quindlen, Anna Marie  
Rachel Carson  
Sandra Day O’Connor  
Theodosia Burr Alston

daughter of Aaron Burr, and one of the best educated women in America at the time

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8455 "2022-02-02T22:38:51Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy  
Quindlen, Anna Marie  
Rachel Carson  
Sandra Day O’Connor  
Theodosia Burr Alston  
Ursula K. Le Guin

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8456 "2022-02-03T05:53:48Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy  
Quindlen, Anna Marie  
Rachel Carson  
Sandra Day O’Connor  
Theodosia Burr Alston  
Ursula K. Le Guin  
Virginia Woolf

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**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8457 "2022-02-03T13:36:08Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy  
Quindlen, Anna Marie  
Rachel Carson  
Sandra Day O’Connor  
Theodosia Burr Alston  
Ursula K. Le Guin  
Virginia Woolf  
Wilson, Stephanie

Astronaut with three flights and 42 days in space to her name

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**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8458 "2022-02-03T13:59:04Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy  
Quindlen, Anna Marie  
Rachel Carson  
Sandra Day O’Connor  
Theodosia Burr Alston  
Ursula K. Le Guin  
Virginia Woolf  
Wilson, Stephanie  
Xenia Alexandrovna, Grand Duchess of Russia

Sister of Nicky II

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8459 "2022-02-03T13:59:41Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy  
Quindlen, Anna Marie  
Rachel Carson  
Sandra Day O’Connor  
Theodosia Burr Alston  
Ursula K. Le Guin  
Virginia Woolf  
Wilson, Stephanie  
Xaviera Hollander

Former call girl and author.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8460 "2022-02-03T17:57:44Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy  
Quindlen, Anna Marie  
Rachel Carson  
Sandra Day O’Connor  
Theodosia Burr Alston  
Ursula K. Le Guin  
Virginia Woolf  
Wilson, Stephanie  
Xaviera Hollander  
Yvonne Hackenbroch

British museum curator and historian of jewellery

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8461 "2022-02-03T18:00:08Z")

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**Women not known for show business careers**

Abigail Adams  
Barbara Bush  
Curie, Marie  
Diana, Princess of Wales  
Emily Brontë  
Feinstein, Dianne  
Gertrude Stein  
Harriet Tubman  
Indira Ghandi  
Jackie Kennedy  
Kate Middleton  
Louisa May Alcott  
Molly Pitcher  
Nellie Bly  
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria  
Pelosi, Nancy  
Quindlen, Anna Marie  
Rachel Carson  
Sandra Day O’Connor  
Theodosia Burr Alston  
Ursula K. Le Guin  
Virginia Woolf  
Wilson, Stephanie  
Xaviera Hollander  
Yvonne Hackenbroch  
Zelda Fitzgerald

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**Life is a Fantasy (persons, places, and things from fantasy books, movies games, etc.)**

Aragorn

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8462 "2022-02-03T18:02:49Z")

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**Life is a Fantasy (persons, places, and things from fantasy books, movies games, etc.)**

Aragorn  
Brobdingnag

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**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/8463 "2022-02-03T18:18:49Z")

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**Life is a Fantasy (persons, places, and things from fantasy books, movies games, etc.)**

Aragorn  
Brobdingnag  
Camelot

Camelot! Camelot! Eh, it’s only a model.

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