American Women
What is the name of the Native American girl famous for "helping" captain John Smith?
Hint: There is a Disney movie about her.
Pocahontas
What famous Mexican painter is known for her unibrow and self-portraits (retratos)?
Frida Kahlo
What is the meaning (significado) of the Nahuatl word/name "Xóchitl?"
Flower
What is the name of the Mexican actress known as "la Doña?"
She was most famous during the 1940s and 50s.
Maria Félix
Who is the famous queen of ancient (antiguo) Egypt that influenced Roman politics in her affairs with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar?
Cleopatra
Who was Sacagawea? Why was she important?
She was a Native American woman who led explorers to the Pacific coast of North America
Who was the Indigenous women famous for being an interpreter for Hernán Cortes?
Hint: she has a mountain named after her
The Malinche / la Malintzi
Name 10 famous women, and tell me why they are famous!
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Who is Greta Thunberg?
A Swedish environmental activist
What is the name of the woman known as la corregidora?
Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez
Name 3 songs by Selena Quintanilla
Amor Prohibido, Bidi Bidi Bom Bom, Como La Flor, Si Una Vez...
The "sleeping woman" mountain is also known by what Indigenous name?
Iztaccihuatl
What is feminism?
A movement/belief/ideology that promotes EQUALITY for men and women
Who were the 2 main candidates of Mexico's 2024 presidencial election?
Xochitl Galvez and Claudia Sheinbaum
Who is the famous "skeleton lady" created by the artist Jose Guadalupe Posada?
Hint: she has a big hat with feathers (plumas)
La Calavera / Catrina
Who is Michelle Obama?
She is the wife (esposa) of the US President Barack Obama
Who is the Mexican nun (monja), poet, and writer printed on the $100 peso bill?
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
ANSWER INDIVIDUALLY:
Tell me 3 women you love
<3
Who is Malala?
Malala Yousafzai is from Pakistan.
She is an activist for womens' and girls' rights to education.
True or False:
Frida Kahlo was bisexual
True
Explain the difference between the English words "his" and "hers."
HIS = su / suyo de él
HER(S) = su / suyo de ella
What is the name of the tribe of Mexican women who run extreme distances in sandals/huaraches?
Tarahumara / Raramuri
Name 2 female characters in the movie "Coco"
Mama Coco
Mama Imelda
Tía Rosita, Tía Victoria
Frida Kahlo
Who was Anne Frank? Why is she important?
She was a young Jewish girl whose journal/diary was published and detailed her experience hiding from Nazis during the Holocaust.
What 3 languages did the Malinche speak?
Yucatec (Maya), Nahuatl, and Spanish