Women in History
GLBTQ+ History
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Women persecuted by the State
100
Victoria Woodhull campaign for this almost 50 years before women gained the right to vote.
What is run for president in the USA.
100
In 2009, this first openly gay man to hold a publically elected office. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama.
Who is Harvey Milk
100
A report by former Anti-Corruption Chief accuses President Jacob Zuma of nepotism, spurring thousands to protest in this country.
What is South Africa
100
A former Olympic gold medal athlete and current reality TV star, she came out as transgender in April 2015.
Who is Caitlyn Jenner
100
An advocate for universal education and Nobel laureate, she survived an assassination attempt when she was just 15.
Who is Malala Yousafzai
200
A daughter of slaves, a journalist, and suffragist, Ida B. Wells ran for this position at the age of 68 in 1930.
What is the Illinois Senate.
200
In 2008 a small number of inhabitants of this Greek filed a court case to stop gay rights organizations from using the word “lesbian.” They were not successful.
What is Lesbos (sometimes called Mytilini after it’s capital)
200
This entertainment community announced on October 27th that it will be discontinuing its mobile app.
What is Vine
200
This underground punk scene became popular in the 90s and was inspired by third wave feminism.
What is Riot Grrrl
200
Her posthumously published diary has become a staple of war literature as well as an intimate account of adolescence.
Who is Anne Frank
300
Margaret Sanger was arrested several times during her life for obscenity after distributing informational material on this subject.
What is birth control.
300
Only two US presidents have acknowledged Pride month. President Obama who has noted it every year of his term, and him.
Who is Bill Clinton.
300
A study on this hormonal medication was halted before completion although the drug was found to be effective due to participants reporting side effects of mood swings, acne, and depression.
What is male birth control
300
This popular Netflix series based on a book of the same name depicts the lives of women in prison.
What is Orange is the New Black
300
In 1967, Mildred and Richard Loving’s case went to the Supreme Court who ruled in their favor and decriminalized this on a national scale.
What is interracial marriage
400
A member of the Osage Nation, Maria Tallchief was the first Native American to hold this coveted position in dance.
What is a prima ballerina
400
Though known as a stereotype, lesbian women are statistically 4 times more likely than the average consumer to own this type of car, thanks in part to an ad campaign in the mid-90s.
What is Subaru
400
A new study by NASA suggests that prevailing calculations underestimate the increase in this climate change side effect by 5 to 28%.
What is sea level rise
400
Originally publishing under the collective pseudonym Bell, these three sisters penned novels that are now considered masterpieces of their time.
Who are The Brontë sisters
400
Emmy Noether was one of the foremost minds in this field before having to flee Germany in 1933.
What is mathematics
500
The first woman elected to Congress, Jeannette Rankin and a noted pacifist all her life, she was the only member of Congress to do this in both 1917 and 1941.
What is vote against the USA entering a world war.
500
This umbrella term is used by some indigenous cultures to describe a particular pre-colonization gender that crosses gender roles, gender expression, and sexual orientation.
What is Two-Spirit
500
Armed anti-government militia members led by these brothers were acquitted of federal conspiracy and weapons charges after taking over and occupying a federal wildlife sanctuary in Oregon.
Who are Ammon and Ryan Bundy (the Bundy Brothers)
500
A leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years, she has won four Academy Awards for Best Actress, more than any other performer.
Who is Katharine Hepburn
500
This woman’s cervical cells were taken by her doctor without her knowledge and became the first immortal cells to be experimented on.
Who is Henrietta Lacks.