Women's
Where was the first women’s rights convention held in the United States?
Seneca Falls, New York
What was one of the major demands women made at the Seneca Falls Convention besides the right to vote?
Equal education, property rights, or employment opportunities (any of these count)
What was the name of the women’s rights newspaper started by Amelia Bloomer?
The Lily
What organization did Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony form in 1869 to focus on women’s suffrage?
The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA
What year did the Seneca Falls Convention take place?
1848
What was the name of the document written at the Seneca Falls Convention that mirrored the Declaration of Independence?
The Declaration of Sentiments
Which movement were many early women’s rights activists also involved in?
The abolitionist movement
Which clothing reform became popularized by Amelia Bloomer and symbolized women’s liberation?
Bloomers (loose pants under a shorter skirt)
True or False: Women were allowed to attend college freely in the early 1800s.
False
What was one of the most controversial demands made at the Seneca Falls Convention?
The right to vote (women’s suffrage)
Which famous African American abolitionist delivered the “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech?
Sojourner Truth
True or False: Women in the 1800s could easily own property after marriage.
False
Which state was the first to grant women the right to vote (in 1869)?
Wyoming
Which abolitionist helped organize the Seneca Falls Convention and was a Quaker minister?
Lucretia Mott
Who wrote most of the Declaration of Sentiments?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Which two women organized the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
Which document begins with the line: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal”?
The Declaration of Sentiments
Who famously said: “Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less”?
Susan B. Anthony
What common saying summed up the traditional view of women’s role in 19th-century society?
"The Cult of Domesticity" or "A woman’s place is in the home"
Which famous escaped slave supported both abolition and women’s rights, and attended the Seneca Falls Convention?
Frederick Douglass
Which sisters were among the first to speak publicly against slavery and also became early advocates for women’s rights?
Sarah and Angelina Grimké
Who was the first woman to run for public office in the U.S. before women even had the right to vote?
Victoria Woodhull (slightly later than 1860s but a cool bonus question)
What was the legal principle that made a married woman’s legal identity “covered” by her husband’s?
Coverture
What legal right did women gain in some states during the 1830s and 1840s related to property?
The right to own property after marriage
What was the main goal of the Married Women’s Property Act?
To allow married women to keep property and wages in their own name