International Women's Day/UN Women
What is the them for International Women’s day this year?
Accelerate Action & Rights, Equality, Empowerment for all women and girls
Mary Anderson invented this device after riding in a trolley car operator had to open the front window in order see through the falling rain. You can thank her the next time you drive in the rain.
Windshield wipers
What was the first country to formally give all women the right to vote?
New Zealand, 1893
Who is the longest reigning monarch in British history and the second longest reigning Monarch in the world?
Queen Elizabeth II
Which Goodwill Ambassador to the UN/ UN Women delivered a speech on the unpaid care labor women do in our economic systems? Hint she’s the current ruler of Genovia.
Anne Hathaway
What year was International Women’s day recognized by the United Nations?
1977
Ruth Graves Wakefield was a dietician and small inn owner who invented one of the most beloved treats of all time. The treat was loved so much that Nestle saw a spike in chocolate sales and developed a product specifically for the recipe.
Chocolate chip cookies
Women won the right to vote in the US in what year
1920
She was a Nobel Peace Prize recipient at the age of 17 for her work as a female education activist.
Malala Yousafzai
Stephanie Kwolek was planning to become a doctor when she took a research opportunity in chemistry. She discovered the life saving material during an experiment gone wrong. Upon closer inspection she realized that the material she developed was 5 times stronger than steal. This material has since been used for a variety of purposes, but most famously for bullet proof vests.
Kevlar
Who said the quote, “ The Story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist, nor to any one organization, but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights”?
Gloria Steinem
Virginia Apgar was devoted to protecting the health of new borns. She developed a quick model for assessing new borns to easily identify infants who need Urgent medical assistance. Making a mnemonic out of her name: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration make up the:
Apgar test/ Apgar score
What amendment gave Women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
She discovered two new elements polonium and radium. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win a Nobel prize twice.
Maria Curie
The wave of universal suffrage in Africa between 1950 and 1970 tied to what other movement sweeping through the continent?
Decolonization
Who was the first Global Goodwill Ambassador for HeforShe?
Emma Watson
Hedy Lamar was a famous movie star during the black and white film era. Her work as a mathematician and engineer has made all our lives easier building the foundation for modern technology you probably used today to get to work.
Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth
What was the first nation in Europe to enact women’s suffrage?
Finland
She was the first Jewish women appointed to the US supreme court and only the second woman ever appointed to the US Supreme Court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
In 1975 Junk Tabei became the first woman to climb this tallest mountain. She was also the first woman to complete the 7 summits, having climbed the tallest mountain on every continent.
Everest
Who is the current director of UN Women?
Sima Sami Bahous
Marie Van Brittan Brown was concerned about her safety when home alone. She realized she would feel less vulnerable if she could see who was at her door. She worked with her husband to create a system with a wireless camera allowing her to see who was at the door without opening. This laid the groundwork for what modern day technology?
Home security systems
How many countries global have enacted universal women’s suffrage?
194
Fencing star Ibtihaj Muhammad was the first Muslim woman to wear this representing the US at the Olympics?
Hijab
Who was the female aerospace engineer who helped create Abort-Guidance system that rescued Apollo 13. She printed our the navigational problem and solved it while she was in labor. Hint the baby she delivered was Jack Black.
Judith Love Cohen