jobs
What was one of the most common jobs for women in the 19th century that involved a needle and thread?
what is a seamstress
What was one thing women couldn't wear in the 1800s but can wear now?
What is pants/trousers.
What region consistently ranks as having the best women's rights in the world?
What is Nordic Nations (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Norway).
What is one occupation that we see men declining in as of 2025?
Healthcare and education (according to a 2025 study)
Who is the only artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammys four times?
Who is Taylor Swift.
What is one of the jobs that women dominate today?
What is healthcare support, education, and administrative roles.
What social media platforms are more likely to be used by girls?
Instagram and TikTok are used more widely by teen girls than teen boys. For example, 66% of girls say they use TikTok, compared with 59% of boys
Where did the famous activist Malala live when she was attacked for speaking out for the rights of girls to have an education?
Pakistan (Swat Valley)
Following a landmark 2022 agreement, in what sport did the the US Women's National Team secure equal pay to the men's team?
What is Soccer.
Who was the 15 year old who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person?
Who is Claudette Colvin.
What women's soccer team in DC got equal pay like the men's team?
What are the Spirits.
What were women expected to wear in the 1800s?
dresses with petticoats and corsets
What amendment to the constitution allowed women the right to vote?
Name 3 sports that are still male-dominated today.
American football, boxing, rugby, ice hockey, wrestling, and motorsports.
Who became the first Black female billionaire?
Who is Oprah Winfrey.
What time period in the US did women's participation in the work force dramatically increase?
1930 to 1970
What decade did the all denim look reemerge as a major clothing trend?
1990s
What year did the first girl join little league baseball?
What is 1950 (look up Kay Johnson to learn more).
What famous man was, in addition to his work as a major abolitionist, a committed, outspoken advocate for women’s suffrage?
Frederick Douglass
Who was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing? Hint: She organized care for wounded soldiers at Constantinople during the Crimean War.
Who is Florence Nightingale.
What were the top two jobs that women did in the late 19th century through the mid-20th century?
What is teaching and nursing.
What time period did women first begin wearing pants?
What is the 1850s.
What year did the first woman receive a presidential nomination in the US?
2016 (Hillary Clinton)
What do you think is an important women's rights issue that we did not talk about today?
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This dancer/performer was a spy for the French Resistance during WWII who then came back and participated in the Civil Rights Movement in America.
Who is Josephine Baker.