Notables
This famous historical figure was arrested for the federal crime of ‘having voted without the lawful right to vote”
Who is Susan B Anthony
In New York State, prior to 1848, why couldn’t women be sued or sue others on matters related to property?
Women were not recognized as having independent legal identity
In this year, women were allowed to get a credit card without a male co-signer.
What is 1974
This ivy league college was all male until 1983.
What is Columbia College
a woman is the current executive director of this UN program
What is the UN Environment Program
Mary Ann Evans went under this famous pseudonym when she wrote Middlemarch
Who is George Elliot
In this State, a woman did not have to serve jury duty until 1967
What is Alabama
This first lady is also the first woman depicted on US paper currency
Who is Martha Washington
Women hold 50% of these educational positions
What are college professors
Greta Thunberg’s occupation might be known as this
What is an environmental activist
This local icon made history becoming the first female CEO of a Fortune 500 Company
Who is Katherine Graham
This type of law secured women the right to vote
What is a constitutional amendment
82 cents on the dollar refers to this concept related to womens earnings
What is the gender wage gap
This institution's student body is 48% women
What is MIT
Shelley Moore Capito is the ranking member of this Senate Committee relevant to EPA
What is the Environment and Public Works Committee
Frances Perkins is famous for holding this position
What is Secretary of Labor
The Supreme Court recognized this as a form of workplace discrimination in the 1980s.
What is sexual harrassment
In this year were women allowed to obtain a mortgage to purchase a property without a male co-signer.
What is 1974.
Women make up this percentage of college students in the United States
What is 59.5%
Brenda Mallory holds this position in the Biden Administration
What is Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
In 1984, this woman made history by becoming the first woman to be a running-mate on a major party’s presidential ticket.
Who is Gerlandine Ferraro
This legal concept, retained from traditional English common law, held that no female person had a legal identity.
What is Coverture.
Women only 5% hold this “C-Suite” title
What is CEO
This trailblaizer is widely believed to be the first African American woman to earn a college degree
Who is Mary Jane Patterson
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is widely attributed with influencing this movement in the 1960s and 70s
What is the environmental movement