Mabel Ping-Hua Lee's Fight for Voting Rights

What was Mabel Ping-Hua Lee's main focus in her activism?

• Gender equality

• Environmental protection

• Animal rights

• Economic reform

Where was Mabel Ping-Hua Lee born?

• Southern China

• New York

• Hong Kong

• San Francisco

At what age did Mabel Ping-Hua Lee become well known in the women's suffrage movement?

• 16

• 9

• 20

• 25

Which college did Mabel Ping-Hua Lee attend?

• Barnard College

• Columbia University

• Harvard University

• Yale University

What law prevented Mabel Ping-Hua Lee from voting even after the 19th Amendment?

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• Voting Rights Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Immigration Act

What significant event did Mabel Ping-Hua Lee help lead in 1912?

• A suffrage parade in New York City

• A protest against the Chinese Exclusion Act

• A rally for economic reform

• A march for environmental protection

What did Mabel Ping-Hua Lee establish to serve the Chinese community in the U.S.?

• A Chinese community center

• A women's rights organization

• A political party

• A cultural festival

What did Mabel Ping-Hua Lee begin campaigning for at a young age?

• women's suffrage

• the end of the Chinese Exclusion Act

• better working conditions

• immigration reform

The text describes the different ways Mabel Ping-Hua Lee advocated for gender equality. What is one action Lee took to fight for women's rights?

• She met with the President of the United States to lay out her argument for granting women the right to vote.

• She boycotted any large and powerful businesses that did not support women's right to vote.

• She helped lead a large parade in New York City to advocate for women's voting rights.

• She refused to become a U.S. citizen until all women were granted the right to vote.

Read these sentences from the text.

"At Barnard, Lee wrote feminist essays for The Chinese Students’ Monthly. One essay argued that democracy was only possible if women could vote. She encouraged other Chinese women to join the suffrage movement."

Based on this information, what conclusion can be drawn about Lee's connection to the Chinese community in the U.S.?

• Mabel Ping-Hua Lee did not feel strongly connected to the Chinese community in the U.S.

• Chinese people in the U.S. felt that Mabel Ping-Hua Lee was an important leader for their community.

• Mabel Ping-Hua Lee became less and less involved in the Chinese community in the States over time.

• Mabel Ping-Hua Lee worked to involve the Chinese community in her activism around women's rights.