U.S. Politics
Who was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives?
Jeannette Rankin in 1916
Which country was the first to grant women universal suffrage?
New Zealand in 1893
In what year did Canadian women legally become "persons" allowed to serve in the Senate?
1929
Who was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House?
Nancy Pelosi
Who was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet?
Frances Perkins in 1933
Who was the world's first female Prime Minister?
Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka) in 1960
What is the name of the Seneca Falls attendee who spoke on behalf of women's rights?
Sojourner Truth
Who was the first female Vice President of the United States?
Kamala Harris
Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1869?
Wyoming
Which country currently has the highest percentage of women in parliament?
Rwanda with over 50%.
Who was the first woman to lead a major Native American tribe?
Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee Nation).
Which famous first lady was a delegate to the United Nations and champion for human rights?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Who was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Shirley Chisholm in 1968
Which British Prime Minister was nicknamed the "Iron Lady"?
Margaret Thatcher.
What famous environmental book by Rachel Carson spurred political action in 1962?
Silent Spring
Which famous suffragist was arrested for voting in 1872?
Susan B. Anthony
Which Constitutional Amendment granted women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment ratified in 1920
Who was the first female president elected in Africa?
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Liberia)
Who was the first female US Secretary of State?
Madeleine Albright in 1997
What is the term for a woman seeking the right to vote?
A suffragist (or suffragette)