Leaders and Groups
Who founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) in 1977?
Meena Keshwar Kamal
When was Roe V Wade overturned?
2022
In 2021, Afghan women chanted “Bread, Work, and Freedom” in protests against what group’s restrictions?
The Taliban
What year did women in the United States gain the right to vote?
1920
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
What U.S.-based organization, established in 1920, advocates for women’s suffrage and equality?
League of Women Voters.
In 2021, Texas bans abortion after how many weeks?
6 weeks
What 1970 protest in the United States demanded equal rights and pushed for the Equal Rights Amendment?
Women’s Strike for Equality
In what decade were Afghan women first granted the right to vote?
1960s
What year did the U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade protect the constitutional right to abortion?
1973
Who was the Afghan queen who championed education for women and discouraged veiling in the 1920s?
Queen Soraya
What year did the Supreme Court establish a woman's constitutional right to abortion under the 14th Amendment?
1973
In 1968, feminists protested what beauty pageant by throwing symbolic items into a "Freedom Trash Can"?
The Miss America Pageant
What year marked the Taliban’s resurgence, leading to a rollback of women’s rights in Afghanistan?
2021
What is the name of the Afghan law passed in 2009 aimed at protecting women from domestic violence and forced marriage?
Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) law
Which international organization promotes gender equality and advocates for women’s rights worldwide, including Afghanistan?
UN Women
In what time periods were the anti-abortion movements rising in popularity and challenge the ruling of Roe V Wade?
80s and 90s (State both for full points)
What year did protests break out after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court?
2022
What 1992 U.S. Supreme Court decision reaffirmed Roe v. Wade while allowing certain restrictions?
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
During Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, Afghan women were required to wear what full-body covering?
The Burqa
What group of women leads underground schools and protests against the Taliban’s restrictive policies?
Afghan women activists
How many states have banned abortion at conception or after 6 weeks?
17
What was the name of the protest in Washington, D.C., in 1913 that demanded voting rights for women?
The Woman Suffrage Parade
Who was the Afghan king who granted women the right to vote and access to education in 1919?
King Amanullah Khan
What percentage of Afghan girls were enrolled in school before the Taliban’s resurgence in 2021?
Around 40%