Women in Public Life

This woman testified before congressional committees and helped win passage of the Dawes Act of 1887

• Susan B. Anthony
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
• Carrie Chapman Catt
• Susette La Flesche

The textbook talked about women in the work force and broke them down into 4 groups.  Which of these were NOT one of the groups used?

• Farm Women
• Domestic Workers
• Railway Workers
• Factory Workers

Which one of the following was NOT one of the strategies that women employed in trying to secure the right to vote?

• Women pursued court cases to test the 14th Amendment
• Women pushed other countries to bring pressure on the U.S. government
• Women tried to convince state legislatures to grant women the right to vote
• Women pushed for a national constitutional amendment to grant women the vote

NACW stands for

• National Association of Childcare Workers
• National Alliance of College Women
• National Association of Clubs for Women
• National Association of Colored Women

NAWSA stands for

• National American Workers and Servants Association
• National American Woman Scientists Association
• National American Woman Suffrage Association
• National American Woman Service Association

Suffrage is 

• the right to vote
• discrimination
• the denial of the right to vote
• women's rights

Which of these colleges was the first to admit women?

• Columbia
• Brown
• Vassar
• Harvard

Susan B. Anthony

• first American woman to earn a professional degree
• leader in the women's suffrage movement
• discovered a new comet
• first American woman elected to a national political office

Why did women replace men telephone operators in the 19th century?

• Male operators were incapable of doing the work
• Women operators liked to talk over telephones more than men
• Male operators used profane language and talked back to callers
• Male operators often would leave their post to go to the saloon

What kind of job opportunities prompted more women to complete high school?

• Farm work
• White-collar work
• Domestic work
• Factory work