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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What was Jeannete Rankin famous for?
the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
the first professional chemist in the US
the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
the first woman to win the tennis singles title at Wimbledon
What sphere was Althea Gibson well-known in?
MUSIC
FILM
SPORTS
GOVERNMENT
Ellen Swallow Richards was the first woman admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. What discipline did she contribute in?
Math
Physics
Chemistry
Astronomy
Edith Wharton was the first woman to win this prize for her novel The Age of Innocence. What was the prize?
This is the fragment from the first film directed by a woman (Alice Guy Blache). What is the name of the film?
The Morning Bird
The Cabbage Fairy
The Carrot Butterfly
The Tomato Goddes
Mary Davenport-Engberg played a great role in US music. What was she?
a singer
a pianist
a dummer
a conductor
Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Once she attempted to travel around the world and what happened?
her boat crashed
her plane disappeared
she went back home safely
she was rescued
Who was the only representative to vote against the U.S. entering World War II?
Jeannette Rankin
Althea Gibson
Sheila Widnall
Amelia Earhart
In 1993, Sheila Widnall was appointed Secretary of the Air Force. What is the importance of the event?
She was the first U.S. woman to fly an airplane
She was the first woman to prevent the war in the U.S.
She was the first woman to invent a U.S. weapon
She was the first woman to hold this high-level position in the U.S. military
What sport did Althea Gibson make a great contribution in?
