Historical Women
Conductor of the Underground Railroad during the era of enslavement.
Harriet Tubman
What is women's suffrage?
The right for women to vote and the struggle to gain the same rights as men.
What was a woman's "job" in society?
To take care of children and the house.
Starting in what time period were girls allowed to go to school?
Starting in the 1800's
Something men thought women lacked?
Physical/Mental Strength
She is best known for her refusal to move from her seat on a Montgomery
Rosa Parks
Who gained the right to vote before women did?
African American Men
Jeannette Rankin in known for doing what in the government?
She was the first woman to hold federal office in the United States.
How did the women’s rights impact education?
Children were more likely to stay in school
What was the name of the woman who ran for President in 2016?
Hillary Clinton
A German-born Jewish girl who kept a diary documenting her life.
Anne Frank
Why were woman not allowed to vote?
They were considered not educated enough.
Name 4 topics that have been discussed resulting in the Women's Rights Movement?
Unequal pay, sexual abuse, the right to vote, right of education, ect.
What woman has frequently shown the value of educating girls worldwide and, in 2015, unveiled “Let Girls Learn," a new U.S. initiative to support community-focused girls' education across the globe.
(Hint: She was a First Lady)
Michelle Obama
Why were men the only people who were involved in politics?
Men thought women were too emotional to put up with the stress political discussions dealt with
On July 2, 1937, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world
Amelia Earhart
What does NAWSA stand for?
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
Who co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association?
Susan B. Anthony
Who was the first African American child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South, William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, on November 14, 1960.
Ruby Bridge
Women (when married) did not have the right to own the _____ that they lived on?
Property or land
American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee.
Katherine Johnson
What amendment granted women's right to vote?
19th amendment
What President signed the 19th amendment.
(Hint: He was the 28th President and served from 1913-1921)
Woodrow Wilson
Who is the African American woman who built a school for underprivileged girls living in nine provinces across South Africa, has her own talkshow, and many people want her to run for president?
Oprah Winfrey
What movement and hashtag trend was started due to sexual abuse?
The #MeToo movement