WorksheetsWomen in History Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following statements BEST describes Sojourner Truth?
Truth was an outspoken preacher who became one of the leading voices of the abolitionists.
Truth was one of the leading organizers of the Seneca Falls convention on women's rights.
Truth became a symbol for other slaves after successfully winning her freedom in court.
Truth traveled throughout the South to talk about slavery after the publication of her memoirs.
Frederick Douglass' book, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, was published in 1845 and was an important text for which of the following movements in the United States?
the environmental movement
the labor movement
the abolitionist movement
the peace movement
Which TWO of these women worked to secure the right to vote for women in the United States?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Dolly Madison
Dorothea Dix
Susan B. Anthony
Which of the following individuals made nineteen separate journeys to help more than two hundred people escape from slavery?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Susan B. Anthony
Which of the following leaders was involved in the women's suffrage movement?
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Susan B. Anthony
For what is Harriet Tubman BEST known?
her work on behalf of American Indian suffrage
her work with the Underground Railroad
her work with the Harlem Renaissance
her work on behalf of African American suffrage
Which of the following women was an important speaker for both the women's rights and abolitionist movements?
Susan B. Anthony
Sojourner Truth
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Tubman
Which of the following is MOST closely associated with Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
the National Women's Party, which campaigned for women's right to vote
the Underground Railroad, which helped Southern slaves escape to freedom
the Seneca Falls Convention, which launched the women's suffrage movement
the Freedom's Journal, which was the first African American–owned newspaper
In her home state of New York, which of these movements first shaped Susan B. Anthony's desire to fight for equal rights?
the abolition movement
the civil rights movement
peace movement
the worker's rights movement
Who was the former slave who helped other slaves escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Rosa Parks
Clara Burton
Juliette Gordon Low
WHO AM I? I went to jail for trying to vote before it was legal?
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
WHO AM I? This person wrote his own autobiography to inform people about life as a slave.
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
This person wrote the famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech.
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Which of the following women was a key organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention?
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Who was known for her work with the Underground Railroad and also served as a spy during the Civil War?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
