Feminism
The work of Laura X(no relation to Malcolm) led to March being designated as this every year
What is Women's History Month?
"My Own Words", a bestselling collection of speeches & articles by late Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Born a Slave around 1797, she became famous as a preacher, abolitionist, and women's rights activist
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Her, in 1869 in a women's suffrage newspaper "join the union, girls, and together say equal pay for equal work"
Who is: Susan B. Anthony?
In 1878 an amendment for this was introduced in Congress; it's adoption didn't occur until 1920
What is the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which granted women the right to vote?
The first woman in America to receive a medical degree, she later open a hospital for women & children with her sister Emily.
Who is:
Elizabeth Blackwell?
Rosa Parks activism led to this key moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
In 1915 this Hull House founder helped establish the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Who is Jane Addams?
A life-size statue of this girl pulling back am imaginary curtain in her attic hiding place is at a Boise Human Rights Memorial
Who is
Anne Frank?
In 1964 this state's Patsy Mink became the first Japanese-American woman elected to the House of Reps?
What is the state of Hawaii?
On her death in 2005, this civil rights activist became the first woman to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol.
Who is:
Rosa Parks?
Meryl donated her entire salary from playing Margaret Thatcher in this film to the National Women's History Museum
What is:
The Iron Lady?
The National women's History Alliance honors women annually
What Is:
2026 Women's History Month theme
"Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future." ?
The first African American U.S. First Lady.
Who is Michelle Obama?
This person had the highest grossing music tour of all time.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This person is known for being the first African American prima ballerina.
Who is Janet Collins?
This woman was the first woman to co-anchor a news show.
Who is Barbara Walters?
Kamala Harris was a former senator from this state?
What is California?
This woman author wrote the classic Frankenstein?
Who is Mary Shelley?
She was an American Civil Rights activist and one of the first African American women to earn both a Bachelors and Masters degree in the United States.
Who is Mary Church Terrell?
Her powerful poetry to her moving biography "I know Why the caged Bird Sings"' she forever changed the literary world.
Who is Maya Angelou?
She became the first black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar for Monter's Ball.
Who is Halle Berry??
The first female pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean changing the world of aviation.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
She was a beautiful, red-head and an undeniable light onscreen with Ricky, she was also a powerful figure off camera as well.
Who is Lucille Ball?
This 2014 Nobel Laureate: "I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is the story of many girls".
Who is Malala Yousafzai?