Women in the 20th Century

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Women Suffrage

Before the 20th Century which was the ONLY country that allowed women to vote?

What year did American women recieve the right to vote?

Who was the first women member of the United States House of Representatives?

Jeanette Rankin
Jean Butler
Josephine Ridder
Jolene Swartz

 In 1968 who was the first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives

Shelly Christoff
Sarah Brighton
Shirley Chisholm
Susan Beban

Women Social Activists

When did Mother Teresa begin her missionary work in Darjeeling, India?

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her nonviolent resistance to the military dictatorship in Burma?

In which year did Rigoberta Menchu win the Nobel Peace Prize by bringing attention to the plight of the Indigenous peoples in Guatemala?

1992
1993
1997
1998

 Who founded the "East Meets West Foundation" as well as had her life story made into the film Heaven and Earth by Oliver Stone?

Vivian Wu
Joan Chen
Hiep Thi Le
Le Ly Hayslip

Women in Politics

Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

Jayawardana Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Palitha Gandhi
Kasturbai Gandhi

 Who was the first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain?

Margarat Taylor
Mary Alson
Margarat Thatcher
Maggie Brighton
Who was the first woman on the United States Supreme Court?

Who was the first US woman to become Secretary of State?

Women Scientists

During the year 1963, who became the first women in space?

Who was the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes for her science achievements?

Women Artists & Writers

What year was Virginia Woolf born, and which year did she die?

Who is considered America's greatest jazz and pop artist that began singing by accident as legend has it?

Who was the first Actress to win the coveted Tony Award?

Helen Mayers
Hilary Beban
Helen Hayes
Heather Martin

 Who is the woman behind the fashion name "Chanal"?

Imogene Chanel
Isabelle "CoCi" Chanel
Michelle Chanel
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel

Women Achievers

When she was nineteen months old an illness left her deaf, blind, and mute. Her remarkable achievements in reading, writing and even speaking soon made her internationally famous. Who was she?

What woman become the youngest person to swim the English Channel and Juan de Fuca Strait?







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