Artists, Authors, Activists
Which activist co-founded and presided over the National Woman Suffrage Association?
A. Ann D. Gordon
B. Susan B. Anthony
C. Lucretia Mott
B. Susan B. Anthony
Which of the following women was the first female US Secretary of State?
A. Madeleine Albright
B. Condolezza Right
C. Hillary Rodham Clinton
A. Madeleine Albright
Which US First Lady is known for being the first to take on responsibilities beyond hosting and entertaining in the White House?
A. Eleanor Roosevelt
B. Jackie Kennedy
C. Rosalynn Carter
A. Eleanor Roosevelt
Who is known as the founder of ‘modern nursing’ and helped further army medical services?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Clara Barton
C. Virginia Henderson
A. Florence Nightingale
The first Women's History Day was held in what year?
1909
Which disability and women’s rights activist was known for being the first deaf-blind person to write a book and earn a Bachelor’s Degree?
A. Elizabeth Ware Packard
B. Judith Huemann
C. Hellen Keller
C. Hellen Keller
Who was the first woman to co-anchor a news show?
A. Marlene Sanders
B. Barbara Walters
C. Susan Stambeg
B. Barbara Walters
Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature?
A. Bell Hooks
B. Toni Morrison
C. Alice Walker
B. Toni Morrison
Which mathematician was known as ‘the human computer’ and helped calculate trajectories for the first man in space?
A. Kitty O'Brien Joyner
B. Sally Ride
C. Katherine Johnson
C. Katherine Johnson
Which territory (hint: a state) was the first place to grant women the right to vote?
Wyoming
Which artist was known for her self-portraits and depiction of Mexican folk culture?
A. Tamara D. Lempicka
B. Frida Kahlo
C. Teresa Burga
B. Frida Kahlo
Which soldier fought in the American Revolutionary War disguised as a man?
A. Deborah Sampson
B. Ruby Bradley
C. Opha May Johnson
A. Deborah Sampson
Who was the first Chinese-American movie star in Hollywood?
A. Anna May Wong
B. Michelle Yeoh
C. Rosalind Chao
A. Anna May Wong
Which of the following mathematicians is considered to be the first computer programmer?
A. Ada Lovelace
B. Amy Noether
C. Julie Robinson
A. Ada Lovelace
What year could women get credit cards?
1974
Who wrote The Feminine Mystique and coined the term ‘the problem that has no name’?
A. Betty Friedan
B. Mary Field Belenky
C. Christine Stansell
A. Betty Friedan
Malala Yousafzai is the world’s youngest Nobel Peace Price laureate for her work in which cause?
A. Education of women and children
B. Promoting the rights of refugees
C. Contribution to sustainable development
A. Education of women and children
Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?
A. Ella Fitzgerald
B. Aretha Franklin
C. Joni Mitchell
B. Aretha Franklin
Which scientist was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes?
A. Gerty Cori
B. Marie Curie
C. May-Britt Moser
B. Marie Curie
What is the percentage of women in Congress?
27%
(146 women serve in the United States Congress out of 535 total members)
Who was the first woman to receive EGOT status (winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony)?
A. Helen Hayes
B. Aubrey Hepburn
C. Barbra Streisand
A. Helen Hayes
Which Guatemalan activist is known for her work for ethnocultural reconciliation and Indigenous rights?
A. Rigoberta Menchu
B. Ana Mendieta
C. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
A. Rigoberta Menchu
Who was the first female justice on the United States Supreme Court?
A. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
B. Sandra Day O'Conner
C. Sonia Sotomayor
B. Sandra Day O'Conner
Which astronomer and physicist discovered the composition of stars?
A. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
B. Emilie du Chatelet
C. Sandra Faber
A. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
In what year did women of ALL races earn the right to vote?
1965