Women's Rights and American History Quiz

What was the primary focus of Amelia Bloomer's magazine, The Lily?

• Fashion trends of the 19th century

• The emancipation of women from various societal issues

• Cooking and household tips

• Poetry and literature

What did Abigail Adams remind her husband John Adams to 'Remember'?

• The Constitution

• The soldiers

• The Ladies

• The British

Which movement did women begin to rally around as a way to call attention to all human rights?

• The Suffrage Movement

• The Education Reform

• The Abolitionist Movement

• The Temperance Movement

Who became the first African-American to publish a novel addressing the theme of racism?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Wilson

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

What was the primary demand of the first convention for women's rights in Seneca Falls, New York?

• Equal wages

• Suffrage - the right to vote

• Education reform

• Abolition of slavery

Who wrote 'Women in the Nineteenth Century', the first major feminist manifesto?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Sarah Margaret Fuller

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

• Lucretia Mott

What did the 'cult of domesticity' imply about women?

• Women should be involved in politics

• Women were seen merely as a way of enhancing their husband's social status

• Women were the primary breadwinners

• Women had equal rights to men

Which sisters called for women to 'participate in the freeing and educating of slaves'?

• The March Sisters

• The Bennet Sisters

• The Grimke Sisters

• The Brontë Sisters

What garment is Amelia Bloomer credited with advocating for women?

• Corsets

• Hoop skirts

• Petticoats

• Bloomers

What did Sarah Grimke believe about men and women?

• Men are superior to women

• Men and women were created equal

• Women should only focus on household duties

• Men should lead the abolitionist movement alone