Famous Women
Important Events
Terminology
Women Rights
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Billionaire media executive and philanthropist known for hosting her own internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011. From there she launched her own television network, OWN. Who is she?
Oprah Winfrey
100
What happened in 1919?
The Amendment for womens' right to vote was finally passed.
100
What are suffragists and suffragettes?
Men and women who worked successfully to gain women the right to vote.
100
Who was arrested in 1872 for attempting to vote in the presidential election that year?
Susan B. Anthony
200
Previously a First Lady, this woman currently helps fights childhood obesity with her ongoing campaign to improve the health of children.
Michelle Obama
200
In 1932, Amelia Earhart was the first woman to:
the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
200
What was the Underground Railroad?
A series of safe homes that slaves used to travel north to freedom
200
Woman who initiated a bus boycott with her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus.
Rosa Parks
300
Wife of former President, Theodore Roosevelt, this lady was one of the most active first ladies in history, who worked for political, racial and social justice.
Eleanor Roosevelt
300
During World War II, an iconic image that emerged to represent American women working in factories and shipyards while men were serving in the military, was
Rosie the Riveter
300
What are gender roles?
Society's expectations of the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females.
300
This famous abolitionist ran 13 missions on the underground railroad and served as a spy in the Civil War. She lead many slaves to freedom
Harriet Tubman
400
Despite her inability to see or hear, this woman was an activist who worked to support those with disabilities and for women's suffrage. 
Helen Keller
400
What was the Suffrage Movement about?
Women's right to vote.
400
What is pay equity?
It calls for equal pay for different types of work that are judged to be comparable by measuring such factors as employee knowledge, skills, effort, responsibility, and working conditions.
400
Where was the first Women's Rights Convention held?
Seneca Falls, New York
500
Who said, "I have encountered riotous mobs and have been hung in effigy, but my motto is: Men's rights are nothing more. Women's rights are nothing less," and "I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand."
Susan B. Anthony
*In 1884, she addressed The House of Representatives arguing for an amendment to the US Constitution granting women the right to vote
500
When was the League of Women Voters founded and what was its purpose?
It was founded in 1920.
It performed a valuable function in educating the electorate of both sexes, publishing newsletters describing candidates' positions, and holding debates among candidates.
500
What is meant by Feminine Mystique?
Society's view of a woman as only her children's mother and her husband's wife.
500
When was pay equity first presented?
In the 1980's.