Quiz on The Fight for Women's Rights

When did the national movement to gain equality for women start?

• 100 years ago

• 150 years ago

• 200 years ago

• 175 years ago

Where was the historic meeting that marked the beginning of the women's suffrage movement in the U.S. held?

• Seneca Falls, New York

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Washington D.C.

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

What was Elizabeth Cady Stanton's profession?

• Activist

• None, she couldn't become a lawyer

• Teacher

• Lawyer

What document did Elizabeth Cady Stanton model the Declaration of Sentiments after?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Magna Carta

Which resolution in the Declaration of Sentiments caused the most controversy?

• Right to work

• Right to education

• Right to vote

• Right to own property

Who supported Stanton's controversial resolution at the Seneca Falls meeting?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

What year was the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution approved?

• 1910

• 1940

• 1920

• 1930

What did the 19th Amendment state?

• Women must receive education

• Women could own property

• Women could not be denied the right to vote

• Women must be paid equally

What did the Declaration of Sentiments call for?

• Equal rights for all citizens

• Equal rights for men

• Equal rights for women

• Equal rights for children

What does 'inalienable' mean as used in the Declaration of Sentiments?

• Impossible to take away or give up

• Able to be transferred

• Easily changed

• Not important