FEMINIST HISTORY
When were women granted the right to vote in the United States?
A. 1919
B. 1927
C. 1930
D. 1920
D. 1920
Jane Austen’s most famous novels include Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and _____.
A. Emma
B. Wuthering Heights
B. Jane Eyre
C. Little Women
A. Emma
Simone Biles is the most decorated athlete in which of the following sports?
A. Tennis
B. Gymnastics
C. Figure Skating
D. Basketball
B. Gymnastics
Which of the following pilots was the first female pilot to operate a transatlantic flight in 1932?
A. Aida de Acosta
B. Amelia Earhart
C. Harriet Quimby
D. Bessie Coleman
B. Amelia Earhart
Jane Goodall is known for her pioneering work in the field and her study of what?
A. Chimpanzees
B. Moneys
C. Whales
D. Bunnies
A. Chimpanzees
What event is widely regarded to be the beginning of the modern feminist movement?
A. When New Zealand became the first country to allow female suffrage
B. Seneca Falls Convention
C. Passage of the Equal Voting Rights Act
D. Roe V. Wade
B. Seneca Falls Convention
What author wrote the classic gothic novel, Frankenstein?
A. Margaret Atwood
B. Virginia Woolf
C. Mary Shelley
D. Louisa May Alcott
C. Mary Shelley
Which abolitionist was known as ‘Moses’ in the Underground Railroad?
A. Harriet Tubman
B. Elizabeth Freeman
C. Sojourner Truth
D. Sarah Parker Remond
A. Harriet Tubman
Which scientist was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes?
A. Barbara Smith
B. May-Britt Moser
C. Gerty Cori
D. Marie Curie
D. Marie Curie
What was the first country to allow women to vote?
A. The U.S.
B. Brazil
C. New Zealand
D. Germany
C. New Zealand
Which activist co-founded and presided over the National Woman Suffrage Association?
A. Angela Davis
B. Lucretia Mott
C. Susan B. Anthony
D. Ann D. Gord
C. Susan B. Anthony
‘Hope is the thing with feathers’ is one of the most well-known poems by which renowned writer?
A. Sylvia Plath
B. Emily Dickinson
C. Elizabeth Bishop
D. Maya Angelou
B. Emily Dickinson
Who was the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court?
A. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
B. Sonia Sotomayor
C. Sandra Day O’Connor
D. Ketanji Brown Jackson
C. Sandra Day O'Connor
Which scientist’s contribution led to the discovery of the structure of DNA?
A. Rosalind Franklin
B. Lisa Meitner
C. Rachel Carson
D. Maria Mitchell
A. Rosalind Franklin
Which African American woman became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States?
A. Oprah Winfrey
B. Madam C.J. Walker
C. Beyoncé
D. Mary Ellen Pleasant
B. Madam C.J. Walker
Rosa Parks’ activism led to which key moment in the Civil Rights Movement?
A. Montgomery Bus Boycott
B. Greensboro Sit-In
C. March On Washington
D. 1st Alabama Women's Rally
A. Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who wrote The Feminine Mystique and coined the term ‘the problem that has no name’?
A. Mary Field Belenkey
B. Betty Friedan
C. Christine Stansell
D. Gwendolyn Brooks
B. Betty Friedan
What US state was Kamala Harris a senator for before becoming Vice President?
A. Nevada
B. New Mexico
C. Illinois
D. California
D. California
Who is known as the founder of ‘modern nursing’ and helped further army medical services?
A. Lillian Gilbreth
B. Virginia Henderson
C. Clara Barton
D. Florence Nightingale
D. Florence Nightingale
Who is known to be the first successful female novelist?
A. Agatha Christie
B. Jane Austen
C. Gertrude Stein
D. Aphra Behn
D. Aphra Behn
Who was the first female to serve in the presidential cabinet?
A. Frances Perkins
B. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
C. Victoria Woodhull
D. Jeannette Rankin
A. Frances Perkins
In which year did Mary Wollstonecraft pen "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"?
A. 1607
B. 1897
C. 1792
D. 1699
C. 1792
Malala Yousafzai is the world’s youngest Nobel Peace Price laureate for her work in which cause?
A. Education of women and children
B. Promoting the rights of refugees
C. Contribution to sustainable development
D. Reducing the gender pay gap
A. Education of women and children
Which of the following astronauts was the first Black woman to travel into space?
A. Mae C. Jemison
B. Mary Jackson
C. Kathy Sullivan
D. Katherine Johnson
A. Mae C. Jemison
In the past two decades, what percentage of films pass the Bechdel test?
A. 50%
B. 40%
C. 37%
D. 68%
A. 50%