Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor who was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1981.
Who was the first female to receive electoral votes?
Hillary Clinton became the first female presidential candidate to receive electoral votes and win the national popular vote, although lost the election as she failed to secure a majority of the electoral college votes
Why did men prevent women from having the right to vote? (multiple answers)
Men believed that women were not intelligent enough to vote. They also believed that women were so busy tending the home and children, that they did not care about the issues of the day. They also believed women would listen to their husbands and vote how they were going to vote
Which female senator is also a Vice President?
Senator Kamala Harris (Democrat from California)
What does the term "glass ceiling" mean?
Glass ceiling si an unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement ni a profession, especially affecting women and members of minorities.
Who was the first Jewish woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed by Bill Clinton in 1993.
Who is the first female Vice-President and first person of color Vice President?
Senator Kamala Harris from California was elected with Joe Biden in 2020
Where did the first Women's Rights Convention take place?
Seneca Falls, New York in 1848
Does our state have a female senator?
Yes! 17 out of 50 Pennsylvania senators are female.
In the past, how did most women get to be in a political office, without having to run for political office?
Becoming a widow and taking her late husband's seat.
How many women are justices on the Supreme Court today?
Four are currently serving: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson
Who was the female vice presidential candidate who ran with Senator John McCain in 2008?
Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin
Which famous Suffragette was the first woman to appear on US currency?
Susan B. Anthony has a dollar coin with her face on it.
n 1992, who was elected as the first female U.S. senator from Illinois and the first African American woman to serve in the Senate?
Carol Moseley Braun
What were the traditional kinds of jobs women could have outside the home during most of American history?
Teacher, nurse, secretary, housekeeper, child care worker
Who was the first African American woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice?
Ketanji Brown Jackson appointed by Joseph Biden in 2022.
Who was the first woman vice presidential nominee of a major U.S. party?
Geraldine Anne Ferraro ran with Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale in 1984.
When did the women's suffrage movement end?
It ended in 1920 when the 19th amendment permitted women the right to vote.
Who was the first woman to serve in both the House of Representative and the Senate?
Margaret Chase Smith won election to the Senate in 1948 and, on January 3, 1949, became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress.
Who is the longest-serving female justice ni the history of the Supreme Court?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg served from 1993 until her passing in 2020
Which female Supreme Court Justice was famous for this quote: "Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception."
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States?
In 1872, Victoria Woodhull became the first female presidential candidate
What does the word "suffrage" mean?
The right to vote in political elections
Who was the first woman to become a United States Senator?
On November 21, 1922, Rebecca Felton of Georgia took the oath of office, becoming the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate
Who was the first female US Secretary of State?
Madeleine Albright