History of Women's Rights
What was the first major women’s rights convention?
Seneca Falls Convention
Who was a major advocate for girls education in Pakistan?
Malala Yousafzai
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
The 19th amendment
Who was the first American woman to go to space?
Sally Ride
Which famous actress starred in Harry Potter and is the United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador?
Emma Watson
What internet movement was the focus of fourth wave feminism?
#MeToo movement
What women’s rights activist is also an actress known for her roles in Barbie and Ugly Betty?
America Ferera
What is the (unpassed) constitutional amendment that would guarantee men and women equal rights under the law?
Equal Rights Amendment
Who was the first woman to pilot a transatlantic flight?
Amelia Earhart
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
Which other reform movement was often associated with early women’s suffragists?
Temperance/Prohibition
Who was the famous female tennis player who took part in the battle of the sexes and fought for women’s rights in sports?
Billie Jean King
How many women have been on the Supreme Court?
Six
Who was the first woman to get inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
What day is International Women’s Day?
March 8th
What was the document written at the Seneca Falls convention called?
The Declaration of Sentiments
Who was the suffragist who was arrested after attempting to vote inthe 1872 election?
Susan B Anthony
What state was the first to pass a women’s suffrage law in 1890?
Wyoming
Who was the first woman elected to congress?
Jeannette Rankin
When was Women’s History Month created?
1987
What feminist and prominent abolitionist gave the "Ain't I a Woman?" speech?
Sojourner Truth
Who wrote The Feminine Mystique, a major work of literature during second-wave feminism?
Betty Friedan
What state holds Oskaloosa, the first town to have an all-women government?
Kansas
Who was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon?
Bobbi Gibb
What is the test that critiqued female representation in media by asking if two woman engaged in a conversation that doesn’t revolve around men?
The Bechdel Test