On the Lines: American Women In Action

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1. Who was the powerful woman of mixed racial backgrounds who was a tireless fighter for women's rights, worker's freedom and personal liberty from the control of the bosses? Jessica Mitford Marian Anderson Annie Oakley Lucy Parsons

2. This radical had a violent relationship with her father. She and her intimate companion, anarchist Alexander Berkman, decided that to assassinate Henry Clay Frick as "an act of propaganda by the deed." (Yes, there is a real similarity to what Parsons said. Goldman called it "propaganda by deed.") Frick survived and Berkman was put in jail. This radical went on to found "Mother Earth," distributed information about birth control, had mixed relationships with the Bolshevik Revolution and, later in her life, became an iconic figure of cultural radicalism. Mother Jones Emma Goldman Hortensia Black Lizzie Swank Holmes

3. Who was the first First Lady to hold her own weekly press conferences? Eleanor Roosevelt Jacqueline Kennedy Nancy Reagan Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

4. Who was called "Little Sure Shot" by Chief Sitting Bull? Calamity Jane Lillian Smith Annie Oakley Nancy Heart

5. What famous African-American woman was not allowed to sing at the Constitution Hall with the Daughters of the American Revolution? Marilyn Horne Kate Smith Marian Anderson Maria Callas

6. What was the name of the woman who became the first women doctor of medicine in the U.S. in order, as she said it, to have an alternative to marriage? Esther Pohl Lovejoy Mollie Babcock Sarah Raymond Herndon Elizabeth Blackwell

7. What was the woman's name of the person who enlisted in the American Civil War as Jack Williams? Additionally, it is said that she walked over her husband's dead body when she received commands to move elsewhere. Mary Owens Jennie Hodges Frances Clalin Loreta Janeta Velazquez

8. What super famous woman outlaw, whose name is forever associated with her partner, is supposed to have said after that partner got shot, "Look his head is bouncing all over the place"? Etta Place Bonnie Parker Belle Starr Calamity Jane

9. Who became the first American woman rabbi? Ernestine Louise Rose Golda Meir Maya Leibovich Sally Jean Priesand

10. Who is the painter known for paintings of mothers and children? She was known to refuse to flirt with judges to try to gain their favor. Some of her painting show people reading. One of her famous paintings is called "Children on the Beach" and "Reading Le Figaro." Marie Bracquemond. Berthe Morisot Mary Cassatt Eva Gonzales

11. What word was Elizabeth Cady Stanton the first to take out of the marriage vows? honor obey love trust

12. Who was the first American woman banker to address the American Institute of Banking in 1918? Among other things, she said that success was not so much a matter of gender as of ability. Evelyn Aldrich Anita Arrow Katherine Abraham Miss Clark

13. Who was the first dancer to ever dance at the White House? Some have compared her dancing to Stravinsky's innotations in music. Ruth St Denis Merce Cunningham Martha Graham Isadora Duncan

14. Who was the underappreciated First Lady who wrote "Wildflowers Across North America"? She fought hard for The Highway Beautification Act of 1965. Rosalynn Carter Jacqueline Kennedy Lady Bird Johnson Eleanor Roosevelt

15. Who was the writer of plays and novels who also became a diplomat to Italy during the Eisenhower Administration? Dorothy Hale Mamie Eisenhower Jacqueline Cochran Claire Booth Luce