Women and Power
A Greek-Macedonian woman born in 70 B.C. She is considered a pioneer for women in government. Her parents were likely siblings. As a royal, she too ended up marrying both her brothers during her lifetime. She had a hand in the death of her 3 siblings who she felt threatened her seat at the throne. She aligned herself with Julius Caesar for period before his death. She then aligned herself with the Roman general Mark Anthony.
Who is Cleopatra
She holds the record for the most Academy Awards won for acting.
Who is Katharine Hepburn
A Catholic Albanian girl named Anjeze responded to a call from God at 12 years old. She joined a nunnery and received an education, as well as her infamous name. She was sent to Calcutta India were she built homes for orphans, nursing homes for people with Leprosy, and hospice for the terminally ill. In 2016 she was declared a saint by Pope Francis.
Who is Mother Teresa
Rosa Parks was the first person to refuse to give up their bus seat.
FALSE.
15 year old Claudette Colvin refused 9 months before Ms. Parks. On March 2, 1955, the day she was arrested, she had been learning about Black history at her school. "It felt like Sojourner Truth was on one side pushing me down, and Harriet Tubman was on the other side of me pushing me down. I couldn't get up." She was one of the plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, the case that ended up overturning bus segregation laws in Montgomery.
Ancient Egypt was the first to develop a version made of papyrus plants. Benjamin Franklin's invention for wounded soldiers was reinvented around 1880 to create a disposable version of this product designed for female bodies.
What are menstrual pads
She devoted more than 50 years to the cause of women's suffrage. After casting her ballot in the 1872 Presidential Election in her home town of Rochester NY, she was arrested, indicted, tried and convicted of voting illegally.
Who was Susan B. Anothony
The first woman to win a Grammy Award during the first ever Grammys in 1958. She won a total of 14 during her career.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
She became an international symbol of the fight for girls' education after she was shot in 2012 for opposing Taliban restrictions of female education in her home country of Pakistan. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 17.
Who is Malala Yousafzai
The 19th amendment was passed in 1919, granting all women the right to vote.
FALSE.
At the time, a number of other laws prohibited Native American women, Black women, Asian American women, and Latinx women from voting, among others.
It wasn't until 1965, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, that discriminatory tactics such as literacy tests were outlawed, and all women could vote.
An ancient civilization that treated women (almost) equally. Women could own their own business, buy and sell property, and serve in court proceedings. Unlike most ancient civilizations, they were permitted to be in the company of men independently. They could divorce and remarry. These political and economic rights made this ancient civilization the most liberated at the time.
What is Ancient Egypt.
What percentage of Congress is made up of women?
A. nearly 13%
B. nearly 28%
C. nearly 44%
B. 27.9%
Artist who won the most Grammy awards in history. 32 in total.
Who is Beyoncé
Her birth name was Marguerite Annie Johnson, she's famous by a different stage name. Her fame was catapulted by the success of her first book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings". She spoke 6 languages. She was mute for 5 years. She was awarded 3 GRAMMYs, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award. Her last words were "There are people who go through life burdened by ignorance because they refuse to see"
Who is Maya Angelou
Women competed in the Olympic games for the first time during the 1900 games in Paris.
TRUE.
Of the 997 athletes, 22 women competed in the following sports: tennis, sailing, croquet, equestrianism, and golf.
The first country to allow all women the right to vote in national elections. (1893)
What is New Zealand
The first female Secretary of State of the United States, appointed by President Clinton in 1997.
Who is Madeleine Albright
Olympic athlete Larisa Latynina won the most Olympic medals in this sport. (9 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze)
What is Gymnastics
She was born in Birmingham Alabama. As a Marxists and feminist, she rose to prominence during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement due to her involvement with the communist party. She came out as lesbian in 1997 and became and activist for LGBTQ+ rights. She was also an advocate for prison abolition. She was on the FBI most wanted list. She was imprisoned but later acquitted on murder and kidnaping charges.
Who is Angela Davis
The first ever Women's day was held in New York.
TRUE.
February 28, 1909 marked the first Woman's History Day in New York City. It commemorated the one-year anniversary of the garment workers' strikes when 15,000 women marched through lower Manhattan. From 1909 to 1910, immigrant women who worked in garment factories held a strike to protest their working conditions. Most of them were teen girls who worked 12-hour days. In one factory, employees were paid only $15 a week. Young women worked in tight conditions at sewing machines, and the factories' owners didn't keep the factory up to safety standards. In 1911, the factory burned down and 145 workers were killed. It pushed lawmakers to finally pass legislation meant to protect factory workers.
A discovery credited to Watson and Crick. It was actually Rosalind Franklin who took the X-Ray photographs. As a matter of fact, she presented the photographs in a conference before Watson and Crick which proved that she had already uncovered what Watson and Crick were trying to do. They published their paper in 1953 without giving credit to Franklin, who passed away 5 years later. In 1962, Watson and Crick won a Nobel for said discovery.
What is the double helix formation of DNA.
The first Black woman elected to U.S, congress in 1968. She later became the first woman and first African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
A prestigious award.
Marie Skłodowska Curie, a Polish-French physicist and chemist, was the first woman to receive one, and the only woman to receive two. While studying uranium's rays, she discovered new elements and named them polonium and radium.
What is the Nobel Peace Prize
Her birth name was Isabella Baumfree. She escaped slavery with her daughter in 1826. After going to court to recover her son, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. She helped black people escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad after moving to Battle Creek. She gave her most famous speech in 1851, "Ain't I A Woman?"
Who is Sojourner Truth
As of 2022, less than 45% of college degrees awarded in the U.S every year are earned by women
FALSE.
Over 60% of college drees are awarded to women.
The invention of everyone's favorite board game that has been credited to Charles Darrow, who sold it to Parker Brothers in 1935. It was actually Elizabeth Magie Phillips who came up with the original inspiration, The Landlord's Game, in 1903. Ironically, she designed the game to protest against monopolists like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller.
What is Monoploy