Women's History Month
What year did women get the right to vote?
1920
Why was Jane Adams important?
1931 Nobel Peace Prize lifetime dedication to international peace
Who was the first woman to run for President?
Hilary Clinton
Who was the Queen of Soul?
Aretha Franklin
Who designed the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial?
Maya Lin
What state was the first to give women the right to vote?
Wyoming
Who was the first child to desegregate a William Frantz Elementary?
Ruby Bridges
Missy Elliot
Who was the first Black female pilot in the U.S. military?
Marcella Hayes
Who is the longest serving female U.S. senator?
Barbara Mikulski
What is the Women's Suffrage Movement?
Who was "Mother" and why was she called mother?
Mary Bickerdyke volunteered as a nurse during the Civil War
Who was the first woman to win a Grammy? What was her nickname?
Ella Fitzgerald
The First Lady of Song
Who was Mae Jemison? What space shuttle was she a mission specialist for?
engineer, physician and astronaut
1992 Space Shuttle Endeavor
Who lead a major Native-American tribe? Which tribe?
Wilma Mankiller
Cherokee Nation
What year and which President declared the week of March 8th Women's History Week?
1980 Jimmy Carter
Gertrude Boyle
4 billions
What did Barbara Deming do to make her famous? What was the result of her actions?
Protested nuclear weapons to the Committee for Nonviolent Action in 1983 and was arrested
Who was "Mother" Jones? What did she do?
Mary Harris Jones, led 125 mile march of child workers from mills in PA to the President's vacation home on Long Island to draw attention the evils of child labor
Who was Florene Smith Price? How long did she star in her role?
First Black Prima Donna Soprano at Metropolitan Opera
46 years
What year did Congress pass the resolution making March 8th Women's History Week?
1981
Why was Madeleine Albright important? When did she receive her appointment and by whom?
first female Secretary of State
1997 President Clinton
What school did May Chinn graduate from? What year? Why was she important?
Bellevue Hospital 1926 one of the first black physicians in NYC
Who was the first women to win a Grammy for hip-hop? What else was she the first to do?
Queen Latifah
first rapper to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Who is the "Mother of American Modernism?" What did she paint (3)?
Georgia O'Keeffe
enlarged flowers, NY skyscrapers and NM landscapes