FEMINIST TRAILBLAZERS
Who wrote The Feminine Mystique and coined the term ‘the problem that has no name’?
A. Betty Friedan
B. Mary Field Belenkey
C. Christine Stansell
D. Bella Azbug
A. Betty Friedan
Another requirement of the Bechdel Test is that the film must ___ two women.
A. name
B. include
B. exceed
C. revolve around
A. Name two women
Malala Yousafzai, a teenage Pakistani political campaigner, released her autobiography I Am Malala in 2012 after being shot for what reason?
A. Going shopping unaccompanied
B. Not wearing traditional clothing
C. Walking in the street with a man she wasn't related to
D. Writing a blog about girls' right to education
D. Writing a blog about girls' right to education
What is the average proportion of women globally who will suffer violence from a man or male partner in their lifetime?
A. 1 in 5
B. 1 in 3
C. 1 in 10
D. 1 in 6
B. 1 in 3
Which singer won the Grammy Award for Album Of The Year most often (3 times)?
A. Adele
B. Taylor Swift
C. Lauryn Hill
D. Beyonce
B. Taylor Swift
To pass the Bechdel Test, films must feature at least two women who talk to each other about something other than ___.
A. Makeup
B. Homemaking
C. A man
D. Their children
C. A man
In the U.S., women were not allowed to vote until ___.
A. 1920
B. 1912
C. 1934
D. 1964
A. 1920
Which Constitutional Amendment granted women the right to vote?
A. 14th Amendment
B. 19th Amendment
C. 18th Amendment
D. 21st Amendment
B. 19th Amendment
Jane Austen’s most famous novels include Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and _____.
A. Jane Eyre
B. Emma
C. Wuthering Heights
D. Sense and Sensibility
B. Emma
Approximately how many popular movies pass the Bechdel Test?
A. 36%
B. 49%
C. 68%
D. 90%
B. 49%
Single women in the U.S. were NOT allowed to get contraception (birth control) until __.
A. 1965
B. 1973
C. 1985
D. 1972
D. 1972
Although married couples had the legal right to contraception through the 1965 case Griswold v. Connecticut, single women couldn't obtain birth control until the 1972 case Eisenstadt v. Baird.
In 2023, women still earned less than men, making __ cents to every man's dollar.
A. $0.77
B. $0.99
C. $0.54
D. $0.89
A. $0.77
Rosa Parks’ activism led to which key moment in the Civil Rights Movement?
A. Montgomery Bus Boycott
B. Greensboro Sit-In
C. March On Washington
D. 1st Alabama Women's Rally
A. Montgomery Bus Boycott
Which country had the most female representation in Parliament in 2019?
A. Germany
B. Rwanda
C. Sweden
D. Mexico
B. Rwanda
Women weren't allowed to have ___ until October 28, 1974.
A. Abortions
B. Credit cards
C. Jobs
D. Social lives
B. Credit cards
In 2020, school, preschool, and daycare closures led to an additional estimated ____ billion hours of unpaid childcare globally for women.
A. 70
B. 310
C. 155
D. 512
D. 512
Who is known for being the first African American prima ballerina?
A. Anne Benna Sims
B. Aesha Ash
C. Janet Collins
D. Misty Copeland
C. Janet Collins
Who was the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court?
A. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
B. Sonia Sotomayor
C. Sandra Day O’Connor
D. Thurgood Marshall
C. Sandra Day O’Connor
Which of the following women was the first female US Secretary of State?
A. Madeleine Albright
B. Condolezza Right
C. Hillary Rodham Clinton
D. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
A. Madeleine Albright
According to a report published by UN Women in September 2022, it could take close to ___ years to achieve full gender equality at the current rate of progress.
A. 300
B. 75
C. 150
D. 80
A. 300 years