Women's Facts
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Women in Music
100
Music artist,_________ was once cited by Chicago cops for indecent exposure for not wearing pants in public.
Who is Lady Gaga?
100
This woman was the lead actress in "Love and Basketball".
Who is Sanna Lathan?
100
This woman was arrested in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give her seat on the bus to a white passenger.
Who is Rosa Parks?
100
The first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
100

The name of Beyonce’s album released in 2008 is called “I Am _____ ______.”

What is Sasha Fierce?

200

The top country for gender parity is  ____ .

What is Iceland

200
This retail giant was recently ordered to pay $12 million in a gender discrimination lawsuit.
What is Wal-Mart.
200
What is the name of the most well know Underground Railroad conductor, also known as “Moses?”
Who is Harriet Tubman?
200

One of the first, most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust

Who is Anne Frank?

200

The Queen of Soul

Who is Aretha Franklin?

300

True/False : We will see gender parity in the next 100 years in North America.

What is False.

300
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, this is the number of cents on the dollar that women earn compared with men today.
What is 77.
300
In 1873, pioneering women's rights leader Susan B. Anthony went on trial for doing this.
What is voting in a Presidential election.
300
First first African-American to win a Nobel Prize for Literature
Who is Toni Morrison?
300

The fastest selling female artist in history back in 1995, when her albums "Dreaming Of You" sold well over 175,000 copies it's first day.

Who is Selena?

400
It is estimated that ____% of American women are trying to lose weight at any point in time.
What is 50%
400
The first observed national Women's Day in the United States.
What is February 28, 1909.
400
As part of her commitment to finding an end to war, this American woman served as president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom from 1919 to 1929
Who is Jane Addams?
400
The first Latina woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
400

She has been inducted into 15 different Hall of Fames, nominated for 46 Grammy Awards, and is known for her contribution to country music.

Who is Dolly Parton

500
As a teenager, Caribbean pop star ________ turned to singing as a release from her troubles at home. She formed a girl group with two classmates; when they were 15 years old
Who is Rihanna.
500
The world's first novel, The Tale of Genji, was published in ___________ around A.D. 1000 by female author Murasaki Shikibu.
What is Japan
500
The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote in national elections. It was also known as the _________ Amendment, named after one of the most famous suffragettes in American history.
What is the Anthony Amendment.
500

She was the first woman to become a Fortune 500 CEO in 1972.

Who is Katherine Graham?

500
She is a woman who became the first hip-hop artist honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Who is Queen Latifah?
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