Lecture Questions
Who gave Fridays lecture?
Dr. Foley
What are the two things a woman needs to write fiction?
Money and a room of her own
Which activist fought for women’s right to vote in the United States?
Susan B. Anthony
True or Flse The book was published in 1929
True
What college football team is Dr. Johnson a fan of?
Washington State
Achebe's idea of a good/bad story connects to Morrison's discussion of the what gaze?
White
What is the name of the school for men only?
Oxbridge
Which Pakistani activist won the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for girls education?
Malala Yousafzai
True of False She gets kicked out of Oxford University in the beginning
False
What year did Dr. Johnson start teaching at Providence
2009
What country was Achebe from?
Nigeria
What famous playwright’s imaginary sister does Woolf invent?
Shakespeare’s sister
Which tennis legend and advocate for gender equality won the famous Battle of the Sexes match in 1973?
Billie Jean King
True or False Woolf see herself as a feminist
False
Who did Washington State play in football this weekend?
Toledo
What historical conflict nfluenced Achebe’s later writing?
Civil War
What does Woolf say has kept women from writing in the past?
Poverty and lack of opportunity
Who is often called the “mother of modern feminism”?
Mary Wollstonecraft
True or False The lunch at the mens college is nicer than the lunch at the women's college
True
Dr. Johnson received his undergraduate degree at which college?
Carroll College
What is the name of Chinua Achebe's famous book that we talked about in Lecture?
Things Fall Apart
What animal does Woolf use to describe how women’s potential was wasted?
A fish
Who was the second woman ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court and fought for women’s rights throughout her career?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
True or False The book is written as a series of letters Woolf sent to her sister
False
Dr. Johnson has held or currently holds fellowships at which Universities? Name 2
Nebraska, the Montana Historical Society, UCLA, Harvard, and Stanford