Inventions
We have these in our kitchens to keep our food cold.
What is a "refrigerator"?
Canada was the first country to allow women to vote.
False. What is "New Zealand"?
You and I, our neighbours, all the way across the world, young, old, pale, dark, we all have this in common.
What is "the right to be a person"?
Prior to 1929 women were not considered people by definition of a person.
This global sporting event happens every 2 years, alternating between winter and summer events, and features the best athletes around the world to represent their country.
What is the "Olympics"?
Though women were able to participate in some Olympic sports in 1900, for the first time in history, women were allowed to compete in all different sports at the London 2012 Games
This African American Woman refused to give up her seat on the bus.
Who is "Rosa Parks"?
This boardgame lets you collect properties and ends when all players but one go bankrupt.
Hint: you get $200 for passing GO
What is "monopoly"?
The first computer program was created by a woman.
True. Who is "Ada Lovelace"?
A female mathmetician who created the first writtern computer program in 1843.
For employees by their employers. This was pushed to be equal between men and women.
Hint: $$$
What is "equal pay"?
This occupation involves going underground and digging and drilling up useless minerals.
Hint: INCO
What is "minning"?
In 1890 the Ontario Mining Act included in the legislation “the prohibition of any girl or women in or about any mine.” Between 1974-76, INCO hired 100 women for hourly rated jobs at the company’s surface operations in Sudbury. In 1978 women were finally allowed underground in Ontario.
This Egyptian Queen ruled over 2000 years ago and was known for her beauty and is considered the most famous female ruler in history.
Hint: She was a companion to Alexander the Great
Who is "Cleopatra"?
An alcoholic drink commonly associated with Saint Patrick's Day.
What is "beer"?
Beer was invented by women in Sumeria and Mesopotamia almost seven thousand years ago. It was also only women who could run taverns or brew the drink due to their excellent skills.
Canada has the highest representation of women on the Board of Directors.
False. What is "Norway"?
In Norway, 44% of women on the Board Since 2002, a law has enforced a quota requiring 40% female representation
This allowed women the ability to have their equal rights for having their political voice heard.
Hint: Municipal, Provincial, Federal, ballots
What is "the right to vote"?
This practice humanized the process of childbirth for women and involved a trained professional to come to the home and assist the mother throughout childbirth.
What is "midwifery"?
Midwifery became legal in Ontario in 1994, and was legalized in other provinces in the late 1990s.
Author of 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Emma', and 'Sense and sensability', her novels often portrayed women's dependence on marriage and their pursuit for economic stability and favourable social standing.
Who is "Jane Austen"?
These are on the windshield of your car to wipe away water and debris.
What are "windshield wipers"?
Three quarters of the 10,000 staff members working on cracking German codes during WWII were women.
True. Who is "Grace Hopper"?
Grace Hopper worked on the first computer to decode messages during WWII, followed by many others.
This movement allowed women the chance to attend college and university.
What is the "right to education"?
Women had to share this with their husbands even if they had their own job and paycheque.
Hint: Canada Trust, Scotiabank, CIBC, Bank of Montreal, etc.
What is "an independent bank account"?
Prior to 1964 when bill 16 was passed, women could not have a bank account, sign contracts, or work in a profession separate from that of their husbands.
This woman was known for her position as a religious figurehead in the Hundred Years' War in the 1400s for the French army.
Who is "Joan of Arc"?
This process is a procedure done for patients who have been diagnosed with breast or skin cancer.
What is "chemotherapy"?
There was a women in World War II who became a spy and used cooking to keep sharks away from bombs targeted at submarines. When the war ended, she attended Le Cordon Bleu and became a world authority on French cooking.
True. Who is "Julia Child"?
To be treated the same in the eyes of the law, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, colour, disability or other characteristics.
Hint: What's another word for "the same".
What are "equality rights"?
She called herself 'The Virgin Queen' because she chose to marry her country (England) instead of a man.
Who is "Queen Elizabeth I"?
This woman was the first female pilot to attempt to circumnavigate the world. She flew nonstop over the Atlantic Ocean. She disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.
Who is "Amelia Earheart"?