Test Your Knowledge of Women's History

Test Your Knowledge of Women's History

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This year’s theme for Women’s History Month is Our History is Our Strength. This theme pays tribute to the many women who created a better world through their accomplishment. The knowledge of women's history provides a more expansive vision of what a woman can do and the role they played and will play in each of our lives. This perspective can encourage girls and women to think larger and bolder, while giving boys and men a fuller understanding of the female experience.

  1. 1

    Which of the following women was the first to be awarded an M.D., gaining acceptance to Geneva Medical School in 1847?

  2. 2

    Victoria Claflin Woodhull (1838-1927), a colorful reformer who advocated woman suffrage movement was the first American woman to run for president. In which election was she a candidate?

  3. 3

    Which scientist was the winner of 2 noble prizes?

  4. 4

    In 1963, which of these women went beyond breaking the glass ceiling, by being the first women in space?

  5. 5

    Which of these women established the House of Industry, the first charitable organization for women in America?

  6. 6

    This woman was invited to teach nuclear physics at Princeton University, even though no female students were allowed to study there.

  7. 7

    In 1910 a pilot's license was granted to a woman for the first time. Who was the recipient?

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