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100
The first women's rights convention was held here.
What is Seneca Falls, NY.
100
Mary Shelley's most famous work; it spawned an entirely new sub-genre of horror fiction.
What is Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus.
100
The first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Amelia Earhart.
100
She said "Failure is impossible."
Who is Susan B. Anthony
100
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, this is the number of cents on the dollar that women earn compared with men today.
What is 77.
200
In 1873, pioneering women's rights leader Susan B. Anthony went on trial for doing this.
What is voting in a Presidential election.
200
In the first century CE, this British Celtic queen led a revolt against the invading Roman forces.
Who is Boudicca.
200
The first state to allow women to vote.
What is Wyoming.
200
This famous feminist insisted, "I don't breed well in captivity."
Who is Gloria Steinem.
200
This retail giant was recently ordered to pay $12 million in a gender discrimination lawsuit.
What is Wal-Mart.
300
This is the year women won the right to vote in federal elections in the United States.
What is 1920.
300
Mary Wollstonecraft's best-known work, which rejected the idea that women are naturally inferior to men, and which argued for women's equality through education.
What is A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
300
Though she did not appear on the ballot, this woman was the first to run for President of the United States. The year: 1872.
Who is Victoria Woodhull.
300
She wrote, "That all men and women are created equal."
Who is Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
300
This is the percentage of women who voted in the 2008 elections, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
What is 66%.
400
The number of women who attended the first women's rights convention and who went on to vote after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment (which granted women the vote).
What is one.
400
This Greek woman was an important and influential poet in her time (7th Century BCE), but the majority of her works have been lost. The term "lesbian" is taken from her life.
Who is Sappho.
400
She was the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
Who is Hattie Wyatt Caraway.
400
This famous founder of the Hull-House in Chicago said, "Civilization is a method of living and an attitude of equal respect for all people."
Who is Jane Addams.
400
Percentage of college students in 2008 who were women.
What is 55%.
500
The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote in national elections. It was also known as the _________ Amendment, named after one of the most famous suffragettes in American history.
What is the Anthony Amendment.
500
She's better known now for her tragic romance with Pierre Abelard, but when she lived in the twelfth century CE, this woman was famous for her brilliant scholarship.
Who is Heloise.
500
The first woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor.
500
This Sensible author said of history, "The quarrels of popes and kings, with wars and pestilences in every page; the men all so good for nothing, and hardly any women at all — it is very tiresome."
Who is Jane Austen.
500
Percentage of women in the armed forces, as of 2008.
What is 14%.
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