American Women in History

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1. Who was the first child born in America to English parents? Elizabeth Barton Virginia Dare Priscilla Alden Anne Hutchenson

2. Who established the American Red Cross? Clara Barton Elizabeth Blackwell Florence Nightingale Rachel Carson

3. Who was the first woman ever to be elected to Congress? Clare Booth Luce Susan B. Anthony Rebecca Felton Jeanette Rankin

4. Which woman won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931? Frances Perkins Carrie Nation Jane Addams Eleanor Roosevelt

5. Who was the first woman cabinet member? Dianne Feinstein Frances Perkins Ida Tarbell Frances Townsend

6. Which First Lady wrote a column 'My Day'? Lady Bird Johnson Jacqueline Kennedy Eleanor Roosevelt Mamie Eisenhower

7. Which movie actress was an inventor? Marlene Dietrich Joan Fontaine Greta Garbo Hedy Lamarr

8. Which African American singer sang her concert at the Lincoln Memorial? Lena Horne Marian Anderson Billie Holliday Aretha Franklin

9. Which First Lady founded the National Wildflower Research Center? Jacqueline Kennedy Lady Bird Johnson Barbara Bush Rosalyn Carter

10. Who was the First Lady to marry the future President while still married to another man? Sarah Polk Hannah VanBuren Rachel Jackson Julia Tyler