Socially
What female sports team has been a major advocate for equal pay in athletics between men and women?
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
What state voted to completely ban abortion with a predominately male voters?
Alabama
Currently in the U.S. the average woman’s salary is _____ percent of that of the average male?
82%
Which Supreme Court Justice was put on trial for sexual assault allegations that stemmed from 37 years ago in a court case that took place in September 2018.
Brett Kavanaugh
First woman to win a Major-Party Presidential Nomination.
Hillary Clinton
This group of young women in the 1920’s were known for going against what was considered the social norm of the time.
Flappers
______ percent of all female prime ministers and presidents have taken office in the past two decades.
75%
An unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in profession for women in the workplace today.
The glass ceiling
This landmark case overturned the law preventing any person from using "any drug, medicinal article or instrument for the purpose of preventing conception."
Griswold v Connecticut
Who is the founder of the "Let's Move!" Campaign?
Michelle Obama
This movement, started in 2006 by Tarana Burke, is set to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of sexual abuse and assault in society.
The #MeToo Movement
In this year, Jeannette Rankin entered the U.S. House of Representatives, being the first woman in U.S. history to be voted into Congress.
1917
What is the name of the law enacted by Congress that protects against pay discrimination?
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
This 2007 court case inspired Congress to enact a law that protects against pay discrimination.
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Who was the first woman depicted on US currency?
Susan B. Anthony
Where was the 1848 convention that pushed for women’s voting rights held?
Seneca Falls, New York
Who was the female businesswomen that ran for President as a Republican in 2016?
Carly Fiorina
The EEOC was made to protect the rights of women and minorities in the workplace, what does EEOC stand for?
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
This case changed a law that stated a woman could not have an abortion unless a licensed physician deemed it necessary in “his best clinical judgment.”
Doe v Bolton
Early 1900’s first lady and author of the six-day-a-week newspaper column “My Day"
Eleanor Roosevelt
What New York College/University was the first to field an all women's sports team?
Vassar College
This POTUS ratified the 19th Amendment of the Constitution giving women the right to vote.
Woodrow Wilson
What was the name of the workplace where 146 women died in a fire in March of 1911?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
This 1975 court case put the Supreme Court on record as declaring that society's stereotypes were not a legitimate basis for official policies that treated men and women differently.
Stanton v. Stanton
Who was the woman who warned John Adams about “putting unlimited power in the hands of husbands” on the eve of the Declaration of Independence?
Abigail Adams