Women's Education and Rights in the 1800s

What subjects did young women study at Troy Female Seminary in 1851?

• Drawing and music

• Domestic skills

• Mathematics and physics

• Literature and art

Who founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1837?

• Emma Willard

• Mary Lyon

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Maria Mitchell

What was a limitation on women's education in the 1800s?

• Women were encouraged to pursue careers

• Girls from wealthy families learned domestic skills

• Middle-class girls learned drawing and music

• Women were expected to care for families

Who became the first woman to graduate from medical school in 1849?

• Maria Mitchell

• Sarah Hale

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Angelina Grimké

What was one of the early calls for women's rights in the 1800s?

• Women could vote and hold office

• Women's wages belonged to themselves

• A husband could not hit his wife

• Women could not vote or hold office

Which movement were many early women's rights advocates involved in?

• Temperance movement

• Abolition movement

• Labor movement

• Civil rights movement

What was Sojourner Truth's original name before she changed it?

• Isabella Van Wagener

• Harriet Tubman

• Susan B. Anthony

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Which famous speech did Sojourner Truth deliver in 1851?

• Ain't I a Woman?

• I Have a Dream

• Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death

• The Gettysburg Address

What was Lucretia Mott known for?

• Quaker abolitionist

• First female astronaut

• Inventor of the telephone

• Author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'

Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton's father?

• A New York judge

• A famous scientist

• A renowned artist

• A military general