Women's History Month Trivia

What year was Wheaton, a previously women-only college, established?

• 1834

• 1836

• 1822

• 1814

What female chemist, whose work was stolen and taken credit for by infamous male scientists Crick and Watson, discovered that DNA had a double-helix structure? 

• 
  Stephanie Kwolek

• Marie Curie

• Rosalind Franklin

• Gerty Cori

Who was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest?

• Lucy Westlake

• Junko Tabei

• Arunima Sinha

• Tamae Watanabe

In what year could US women first obtain credit cards in their own name, without a male signature?

• 1965

• 1982

• 1934

• 1974

In 1893, which country became the first to grant women the right to vote?

• New Zealand

• Sweden

• Finland

• Great Britain

When did the first women jurors serve in Massachusetts?

• 1924

• 1964

• 1950

• 1970

What percentage of the U.S. Congress is female?

• 59%

• 10%

• 29%

• 35%

What year were tampons first invented?

• 1940 by Earle Haas

• 1920 by Earle Haas

• 1931 by Earle Haas

• 1966 by Earle Haas

Which mathematician and writer is commonly referred to as the first computer programmer, credited with writing the first algorithm intended for use in computing?

• Adele Goldberg

• Grace Hopper

• Mary Allen Wilkes

• Ada Lovelace

Mary Anderson was inspired on a trolley ride to invent what car part in 1903?

• Windshield Wipers

• Engine

• Window

• Tires