Education
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Famous Women in History
Women's Rights
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Starting in what time period were girls allowed to go to school?
Starting in the 1800's
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Why were woman not allowed to vote?
They were considered not educated enough.
100
What African American women resisted bus segregation and was an activist in the civil rights movement?
Rosa Parks
100
What was a woman's "job" in society?
To take care of children and the house.
100
What is this woman's name?
What is Rosie the Riveter?
Naomi Parker Fraley the real Rosie
200
In July 16, 1840 Catherine Brewer becomes the first woman to earn a what?
What is Earn a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan College in Macon, GA
200
What is women's suffrage?
The right for women to vote and the struggle to gain the same rights as men.
200
This African American woman was a outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women’s rights in the nineteenth century. She had a famous speech called "Ain't I a woman?"
What is Sojourner Truth?
Her birth name was Isabella "Belle" Baumfree. She was born into slavery but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. When the Civil War started, she urged young men to join the Union cause and organized supplies for black troops. After the war, she became involved with the Freedmen’s Bureau, helping freed slaves find jobs and build new lives. She gave herself the name Sojourner Truth in 1843 after she became convinced that God had called her to leave the city and go into the countryside "testifying the hope that was in her".
200
In the 1600's women (when married) did not have the right to own the _____ that they lived on.
property or land
200
This woman was the first woman to ever fly across the Atlantic ocean
Who is Amelia Earhart?
1928 she flew as a passenger. She gained fame from this, but it was by no means her most significant contribution to aviation. She became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic solo in 1932
300
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
300
What does NAWSA stand for?
National American Woman's Suffrage Association
300
In 1983 Sally Ride became the first American woman to do what?
What is to go into space.
Sally Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. She was born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. Ride was the third woman in space overall, after USSR cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova (1963) and Svetlana Savitskaya (1982). Ride remains the youngest American astronaut to have traveled to space, having done so at the age of 32. After flying twice on the Orbiter Challenger, she left NASA in 1987.
300
Men were the only people who were involved in politics because they believed what?
Men thought women were too emotional to put up with the stress political discussions dealt with.
300
In 1963 Congress passed this Act that made it illegal for Employers to pay a woman less than what a man would receive for the same job.
What is the Equal Pay Act
400
Malala Yousafzai is the youngest women to win a noble peace prize. She is known for human rights advocacy, especially the education of women and children in northwest Pakistan, where the local Pakistani Taliban had at times banned girls from attending school. What happened to her at the age of 15 years that had the world watching?
What is an assassination attempt in retaliation for her activism.
in the summer of 2012, (Pakistani) Taliban leaders unanimously agreed to kill her.
On 9 October 2012, a (Pakistani) Taliban gunman shot Yousafzai as she rode home on a bus after taking an exam in Pakistan's Swat Valley. Yousafzai was shot with one bullet, which travelled 18 inches (46 cm) from the side of her left eye, through her neck and landed in her shoulder. After the shooting, Yousafzai was airlifted to a military hospital in Peshawar, where doctors were able to remove the bullet but unfortunately had to also remove part of her skull due to swelling
They moved her to a safer location. She had a 70% chance of survival. Offers to treat Yousafzai came from around the world. On 15 October, Yousafzai travelled to the United Kingdom for further treatment.
As of today she has had reconstructive surgery, a cochlear implant to restore her hearing, and has recovered up to 96% of her facial nerve.
She received the Nobel peace prize on October 10 2014 at age 17.
400
Who gained the right to vote before women did?
African American Men
400
was the tennis match called between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
"Battle of The Sexes"
400
This woman was an American champion of temperance, abolition, the rights of labor, and equal pay for equal work, She became one of the most visible leaders of the women's suffrage movement. Along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she traveled around the country delivering speeches in favor of women's suffrage.
Who is Susan B. Anthony
400
Gertude Ederle became the first woman to do this in 1926 after only five men had completed the task.
What is swim across the English Channel
It took only 14 and a half hours for the 19-year-old to make the 35-mile swim in the freezing cold water, topping the men's record by almost two hours. She also won a gold medal and two bronze medals at the 1924 Paris Olympics
500
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
500
What amendment granted women's right to vote?
19th amendment
500
Known as the "Iron Lady" she was Prime Minster of the UK from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
500
This president established the President’s commission on the Status of Women. The report issues by the Commission in 1963 documents substantial discrimination against women in the workplace and make specific recommendations for improvement, including fair hiring practices, paid maternity leave, and affordable child care.
Who is President John Kennedy
500
What President signed the 19th amendment.
(Hint: He was the 28th President and served from 1913-1921)
Woodrow Wilson