Women's History
In the year 1920, this Constitutional Amendment gave (some) women a voice and presence in political elections.
What is the 19th amendment?
After being introduced to the Nation of Islam, this activist changed his last name to 'X'.
Who is Malcolm X?
Dubbed "air baths," this Founding Father would take baths without water.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Known for pasteurization, this French chemist also became one of the first to create vaccinations against viral infections.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
From the tennis court to the Bastille, this revolution gave way for other revolutions to follow.
What is the French Revolution?
Because of her work with the Hull House, the public philosopher, writer, leader, and suffragist was the first woman awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Jane Addams?
This famous supreme court case for desegregation was from what state?
What is Kansas?
Like the Romanov family, this 80s era leader employed the use of a spiritual advisor/astrologer to advise them on the most favorable decisions to make.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
A misnomer, this virus has likely origins in Kansas and is responsible for 500 million cases with 50 million of them being deaths. This virus also has ties to swine.
What is Spanish Influenza?
Beginning in October 1835, this Revolution sparked when American-born residents rebelled against the government to become an independent republic.
What is the Texas Revolution?
This woman led the Combahee River Raid along with about 150 African American soldiers during the Civil War. During this raid, over 700 slaves were freed.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Before Rosa Parks, this young black girl was the first to be arrested and charged for refusing to give up her seat on a bus.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
Having European origins, this influential monarch started the trend of wearing white wedding dresses.
Who is Queen Victoria?
Now eradicated, this infectious disease ravaged the world until 1975, when a young girl from Bangladesh was the last to naturally acquire the major version.
This revolution overthrew the Batista regime and establish a communist government.
What is the Cuban Revolution?
No women or girls were allowed at the first Olympics, but the Games of _______, featuring footraces for women, were held every four years.
What are the Games of Hera?
This army division help lead little rock into schools for desegregation.
What is the 101st division?
This Aztec King, being known as "indecisive," was responsible for doubling the size of the army for the empire.
Who is Montezuma?
With its 6th iteration occurring between 1910-1911, this bacterial infection originated in India before spreading to the rest of the world. Only 11 deaths were reported in the United States.
What is Cholera?
Taking place in the warmer months, this uprising came as a fight for democracy after nearly a decade of a dictatorship in South Korea.
What is the June Democratic Struggle?
This prominent resistance group in the 1980s/90s in Mexico fought for the rights of Indigenous women which included concerns of poverty, family planning, rurality, violence, workers' rights, and lack of political representation.
What is the EZLN or Zapatista Army of National Liberation?
This NAU professor became a part of the Civil Rights movement.
Who is John R. Salter Jr.?
Dating back to Ancient China, this mythical empress holds the title for the invention of the silk loom.
Who was Xi Ling Shi?
Having one of its names from a Greek physician describing it, this plague was thought to be from smallpox or measles as it ravaged most of the Roman Empire until its end.
What is the Antonine/Galen plague?
This revolution was led by Africans and their descendants who were enslaved by the French.
What is the Haitian Revolution?