VAWA
The Violence Against Women Act
Who was the first female pilot to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean
Who was Amelia Earhart?
Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
In what year did the United States gain its independence from Great Britain?
What is the chemical symbol for oxygen
"O"
Explain the purpose for the Violence Against Women Act
To provide legal protection and Resources for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking
Author of the famous speech "Ain't I a Women
Sojourner Truth
Who organized the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Who was the commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War?
Who was George Washington?
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
Explain some of the criticisms/controversies surrounding the Violence Against Women Act
Up for Review...
African American abolitionist man who also fought for Women Rights
Fredrick Douglass
Explain the controrvesy behind the 15th Amendment
It failed to grant women the right to vote
Name two of the four presidents that have been assassinated in history
Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and/or John F. Kennedy
Who wrote the great American novel, "The Great Gatsby"
F. Scott Fitzgerald
In what year was the Violence Against Women Act first signed into law?
When is 1994?
True or False; Susan B Anthony was the first woman to run for president of the United States
True
What was the first state that allowed women the right to vote?
Wyoming
What country set the White House on Fire during the War of 1812
Great Britain
Name one of William Shakespare's plays/poems
N/A
Which U.S president signed the Violence Against Women Act into law?
Who was Bill Clinton?
Who is known as the 'Mother of the Civil Rights Movement?"
Who was Rosa Parks?
Who founded the National Women's Suffrage Association alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Which U.S president implemented the social/economic program called "The New Deal" in an effort to combat the Great Depression?
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
What was the name of the treaty that ended World War I
The Treaty of Versailles