Women & Voting
American Women who Amaze
International Women who Inspire
Gender (In)equality
Famous Females in Fiction
100
Which suffragette is most credited for leading the American suffrage movement, starting with the first woman's suffrage convention in Washington DC in 1869?
Hint: She worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Susan B Anthony
*Along with being a suffragette, Anthony also fought for equal education for African Americans and women*
100
I am one of the world's most celebrated aviators, being the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1928. Who am I?
Amelia Earhart
100
As of 2019, I am the youngest face of climate change activism, inspiring millions of people to fight for the future of our planet. I recently delivered a rousing speech at the UN. Who am I?
Greta Thunberg
100
Which developed country is the only one without a statutory national policy of paid maternity leave?
United States
*The average OECD country guarantees new mothers' 18 weeks of paid maternity leave.*
100
___ served as the smart and compassionate Deputy Director of the Parks and Recreation Department in Pawnee, Indiana. She fought to bring gender equality to Pawnee and make it an overall better place.
Leslie Knope
200
Which amendment to the US Constitution, passed in 1919, granted American women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
*Although technically the law applied to all women, racial and socioeconomic discrimination prevented many women of color from voting, until the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed*
200
I was an African American abolitionist and suffragette who delivered one of the most powerful speeches on women's rights entitled "Ain't I A Woman" in 1851. Who am I?
Hint: One of my famous sayings was "The truth is powerful and it prevails."
Sojourner Truth
200
Who is the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize?
Hint: She survived an assassination attempt while riding the bus to school, however, that has not slowed her devotion to advocate for all females' right to education in Pakistan and the rest of the world.
Malala Yousafzai
200
As of 2019/2020, American women earned on average ___ cents of every dollar that American men earned according to an analysis of both full-time and part-time workers by the Pew Research Center.
A. 79 B. 89 C. 69 D. 59
A. 79 cents
200
In order to save her sickly father from serving in the Imperial Army, ___ fearlessly disguised herself as a man and battled the Huns and saved all of China.
Mulan
300
Which US state was the first to give women the right to vote in 1869, before it was written into national law in 1919?
Wyoming
300
I helped pave the way for women in comedy in the 50s, a time when women were not typically accepcted within comedy circles. I starred in a very popular show with my real-life husband, Desi Arnaz, and was the first woman to own a film studio. Who am I?
Lucille Ball
300
Who is the world's first billionaire author?
Hint: She wrote her first book as a single mom on welfare, about a young wizard boy.
J.K. Rowling
*At her publisher's request, Rowling used her initials (J.K.) to sign her books, because he believed a book by an obviously female author (Joanne) might not appeal to the target audience of young boys*
300
As a result of a horrific genocide in 1994, which African country became one of the top 5 global leaders in gender equality?
Rwanda
As a result of the Rwandan genocide, which killed off mainly men, women had to step up and fill the economic roles of their husbands, brothers, and fathers.
300
As the professor of Transfiguration and the head of Gryffindor, _____ was a highly intelligent witch who was strict but fair with all of her students.
Professor Minerva McGonagall
400
Which self-governing island nation was the first in history to grant women the right to vote in 1893?
Hint: The bill that passed applied to ALL women in this country which meant that minority populations like Maori women could vote!
New Zealand
400
Appointed to the Supreme Court in 2009 by former President Barack Obama, I am the first Latina to preside over the highest court in the United States. Who am I?
Sonia Sotomayor
400
Who is one of the best Brazilian soccer players currently, despite her own country's unwillingness to acknowledge that fact.
Hint: She was named the FIFA World Player of the Year 5 consecutive times.
Marta
400
According to the World Bank (2018), ___ countries have labor laws that make certain jobs off-limits to women.
A. 104 B. 130 C. 70 D. 13
A. 104
For example, in Russia, women are not allowed to be train conductors. These types of laws affect a total of 2.7 billion women worldwide, which means that 2.7 billion women do not have the same choice of jobs as men.
400
___ was an incredibly hard-working cook who worked tirelessly day and night at 3 different jobs to achieve her dream of owning her own restaurant in New Orleans.
Tiana
500
Who was the first African American woman elected to the US Congress in 1968, representing NY's 12th congressional district for 7 consecutive terms?
Shirley Chisholm
*She also became the first major-party African American candidate to make a bid for the U.S. presidency when she ran for the Democratic nomination in 1972*
500
Credited for my examination and honest portrayal of the black experience in America, I became the first African-American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. My collection of works includes such novels as Beloved, and The Song of Solomon. Who am I?
Toni Morrison
*Morrison is also the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom*
500
Often referred to as the mother of modern nursing, this British nurse/social reformer saved the lives of several British and Turkish soldiers during the Crimean War (1853-1856) due to her advanced and scientific nursing methods. Who is the mother of modern nursing?
Hint: Her last name is also the name of a bird.
Florence Nightingale
500
Women make up almost two thirds of the world's labor force population, yet they earn only ___% of the world's reported earned income on an annual basis.
A. 15% B. 20% C. 10% D. 50%
C. 10%
500
___ is the powerful Greek goddess of wisdom, often depicted with an owl on her shoulder. She was portrayed as a sage warrior and was essential in Odysseus' 10-year long quest back to Ithaca in Homer's The Odyssey.
Athena