Women's History Month Trivia

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In which year did women in the United States gain the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment?

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1920

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Who was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States?

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Elizabeth Blackwell

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Which woman is known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

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Rosa Parks

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Who was the first female African American astronaut to travel into space?

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Mae Jemison

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What legislation, signed into law in 1994, aims to address and prevent violence against women, including domestic violence and sexual assault?

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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)

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Who was the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?

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Sandra Day O'Connor

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Which pioneering woman was the first to run for U.S. President in 1872, even before women had the right to vote?

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Victoria Woodhull

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In which year were women in the United States legally allowed to open their own bank accounts without a male co-signer?

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1974

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The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 made it illegal to discriminate against credit applicants based on gender or marital status. Which U.S. president signed this act into law?

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Gerald Ford

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Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields?

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Marie Curie