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Women's equality

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Jeannete Rankin famous for?

a)

the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

b)

the first professional chemist in the US

c)

the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

d)

the first woman to win the tennis singles title at Wimbledon

2.

What sphere was Althea Gibson well-known in?

a)

MUSIC

b)

FILM

c)

SPORTS

d)

GOVERNMENT

3.

Ellen Swallow Richards was the first woman admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. What discipline did she contribute in?

a)

Math

b)

Physics

c)

Chemistry

d)

Astronomy

4.

Edith Wharton was the first woman to win this prize for her novel The Age of Innocence. What was the prize?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

This is the fragment from the first film directed by a woman (Alice Guy Blache). What is the name of the film?

a)

The Morning Bird

b)

The Cabbage Fairy

c)

The Carrot Butterfly

d)

The Tomato Goddes

6.

Mary Davenport-Engberg played a great role in US music. What was she?

a)

a singer

b)

a pianist

c)

a dummer

d)

a conductor

7.

Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Once she attempted to travel around the world and what happened?

a)

her boat crashed

b)

her plane disappeared

c)

she went back home safely

d)

she was rescued

8.

Who was the only representative to vote against the U.S. entering World War II?

a)

Jeannette Rankin

b)

Althea Gibson

c)

Sheila Widnall

d)

Amelia Earhart

9.

In 1993, Sheila Widnall was appointed Secretary of the Air Force. What is the importance of the event?

a)

She was the first U.S. woman to fly an airplane

b)

She was the first woman to prevent the war in the U.S.

c)

She was the first woman to invent a U.S. weapon

d)

She was the first woman to hold this high-level position in the U.S. military

10.

What sport did Althea Gibson make a great contribution in?

a)
b)
c)
d)