Women's History Month
What month is Women's History Month celebrated?
March
A person who supports extending voting rights, especially to women
a) Suffragist b) Advocate c) Activist
Suffragist
The ocean that Amelia Earhart flew across
a) Pacific Ocean b) Atlantic Ocean
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
The first American woman in space
A) Ruth Bader Ginsburg B) Sally Ride C) Amelia Earhart
Sally Ride
When is International Women's Day?
March 8th
A person who favors the ending of a practice or institution, especially the death penalty or slavery.
a) Suffragist b) Abolitionist
Abolitionist
She was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, appointed in 1981
a) Amelia Earhart b) Sandra Day O'Connor c) Rosa Parks
Sandra Day O'Connor
A famous civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955.
a) Harriet Tubman, b) Rosa Parks, c) Ida B. Wells
Rosa Parks
The U.S. state where Women's History Week first began
California
This award is considered the U.S. government's highest civilian honor.
a) Presidential medal of freedom b) Presidential medal of Honor
Presidential medal of freedom
Became a leader of the Underground Railroad, guiding over 300 enslaved people to freedom.
a) Rosa Parks b) Sojourner Truth c) Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
This labor leader and civil rights activist co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez and fought for the rights of farm workers in the U.S.
a) Miley Cyrus b) Dolores Huerta c) Sonia Sotomayor
Dolores Huerta
True
A form of protest where people refuse to buy, use, or participate in a product, service, or activity to express disapproval or to force a change in policies or practices.
a) March b) Boycott c) Protest
Boycott
The first women to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
a) Sandra Day O’Connor b) Sally Ride c) Dolores Huerta
Sandra Day O’Connor
She wrote and gave the famous "Ain't I A Woman" speech.
a) Rosa Parks b) Sojourner Truth c) Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth