International Women's Day

Who was the first woman to run for President of the United States?

• Shirley Chisholm

• Hillary Clinton

• Victoria Woodhull

• Geraldine Ferraro

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first elected female head of state in Africa, was president of which country?

• Nigeria

• South Africa

• Liberia

• Kenya

Indira Gandhi was the first and, to date, only female Prime Minister of which country?

• Pakistan

• India

• Bangladesh

• Sri Lanka

Corazon Aquino, known as the “Mother of Asian Democracy,” was the first female president of which country?

• Thailand

• Philippines

• Indonesia

• Malaysia

Which soldier fought in the American Revolutionary War disguised as a man?

• Deborah Simpson

• Betty Ross

• Ruby Bradley

• Opha May Johnson

Which of the following astronauts was the first Black woman to travel into space?

• Kathy Sullivan

• Bertha von Suttner

• Mary Jackson

• Mae C. Jemison

Who is the best-selling fiction writer of all time?

• J.K. Rowling

• Agatha Christie

• Mary Shelley

• Jane Austen

1. Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, is an advocate for what?

• Climate Change

• Women’s Education

• Refugee Rights

• Racial Equality

In 2019, who was named “Time Person of the Year” for her environmental activism?

• Emma Stone

• Emma González

• Greta Thunberg

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

 

7. Which New Zealand Prime Minister became the first elected leader of a country to give birth while in office?

• Margaret Thatcher

• Jacinda Ardern

• Angela Merkel

• Rachel Carson