Women's equality

What was Jeannete Rankin famous for?

• the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

• the first professional chemist in the US

• the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

• the first woman to win the tennis singles title at Wimbledon

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What sphere was Althea Gibson well-known in?

• MUSIC

• FILM

• SPORTS

• GOVERNMENT

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Ellen Swallow Richards was the first woman admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. What discipline did she contribute in?

• Math

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Astronomy

Edith Wharton was the first woman to win this prize for her novel The Age of Innocence. What was the prize?

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This is the fragment from the first film directed by a woman (Alice Guy Blache). What is the name of the film?

• The Morning Bird

• The Cabbage Fairy

• The Carrot Butterfly

• The Tomato Goddes

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Mary Davenport-Engberg played a great role in US music. What was she?

• a singer

• a pianist

• a dummer

• a conductor

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Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Once she attempted to travel around the world and what happened?

• her boat crashed

• her plane disappeared

• she went back home safely

• she was rescued

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Who was the only representative to vote against the U.S. entering World War II?

• Jeannette Rankin

• Althea Gibson

• Sheila Widnall

• Amelia Earhart

In 1993, Sheila Widnall was appointed Secretary of the Air Force. What is the importance of the event?

• She was the first U.S. woman to fly an airplane

• She was the first woman to prevent the war in the U.S.

• She was the first woman to invent a U.S. weapon

• She was the first woman to hold this high-level position in the U.S. military

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What sport did Althea Gibson make a great contribution in?

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