IWD- the good and bad
Women of Today!
How it's Celebrated
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What's her name?
100
In this country, the resurgence of the Taliban has hindered advancements in human rights with women and girls now banned from higher education.
Afghanistan
100
Known for being the first African American first lady of the United States.
Michelle Obama
100
True or False:
There is an International Men's Day.
True.
On November 19th to celebrate "the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities".
100
What day is International Women's Day?
March 8
100
Lived from 1929-1945
German
Known for keeping a diary documenting life about hiding from Nazis.
Anne Franke
200
With the invasion on February 24th 2022, the UN reports that malnutrition, poverty, and gender-based violence has worsened in this country.
Ukraine
200
Born 1990
British
Actress and activist
Known for her work on HeforShe project, women's rights work and being in a major 7 film blockbuster series.
Emma Watson
200
In this country, the month of March is Women's History Month. A presidential proclamation issued every year honors the achievements of women from this country.
USA
200
This world event was a pivotal shift for women. There was an increase in need for labor in engineering, manufacturing, farming, communication, and health care.
World War 1
200
Lived from 1533-1603
English
Known for unifying the Protestant England against the Catholic Spanish and defeated the Spanish armada.
Queen Elizabeth I
300
On June 24th 2022, this country overturned Roe v Wade that protected the right to abortion for women in this country.
USA
300
Born in 2003
Swedish
Environmental activist
Known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action for climate change mitigation
Greta Thunberg
300
In this country, la Festa della Donna, is celebrated by the giving of mimosa blossoms.
Italy
300
In 1908, the slogan "Bread and Roses" emerged, what did bread and roses symbolize?
Bread symbolized economic security and roses for better living standards.
300
Lived from 1897-1939
Pilot
First female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
400
In 2023, this competition reached a historic agreement to pay its men's and women's teams equally.
The World Cup
400
Born in 1997
Pakistani
Female education advocate and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Known for speaking out for women's right for education and surviving a bullet to the head
Malala Yousafzai
400
While this country as a whole doesn't recognize the day as a public holiday. The capital city's parliament declared it Frauentag in 2019. This means workers in this capital get the day off work to celebrate.
Germany
400
Susan B Anthony was a women's rigth activist who did what?
Presented an amendment to US Congress that would give women the right to vote.
400
Lived from 1775-1817
Born in the UK
Novelist known for Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Emma
Jane Austen
500
This Nordic country remains the best country to be a woman according to the 2025-2026 Women, Peace, and Security Index.
Denmark
500
American
Activist
Known for starting the #MeToo movement
A. Tarana Burke
B. Tyra Banks
C. Alyssa Milano
D. Brene Brown
Tarana Burke
500
In 1908, the Women's Social and Political Union in the UK created the colors of International Women's Day. Purple represents justice and dignity, while the other two different colors represent hope and purity. What are the other two colors?
Green and White
500
Known as mother of the freedom movement, Rosa Parks refused to do what in 1955.
Give up her seat in the "colored section" of the bus to a white man and was charged with civil disobedience.
500
This Nobel Prize winning scientist discovered radium and polonium while also contributed to finding treatment for cancer.
Marie Curie