March - Women's History Month

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Who was the first woman professional artist in America? Anne Bradstreet Mary Goddard Virginia Dare Henrietta Johnston

2. Who was the first native born American to be made a saint by the Roman Catholic Church? Elizabeth Ann Seton Ann Ayres Mother Teresa Francis Xavier Cabrini

3. Who was the first woman to found a major religion in America? Anna Howard Shaw Evangeline Cary Booth Mary Baker Eddy Olympia Brown

4. Who was the first woman to be nominated for President of the U.S. by a major political party? Margaret Chase Smith Jeanette Rankin Francis Perkins Victoria Chaplin Woodhull

5. Who was a notable actress whose real name was Betty Joan Perske? Lauren Bacall Bette Davis Whoopi Goldberg Marilyn Monroe

6. Who, for her tireless work and support of Civil Rights, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994? Barbara Jordan Ada Louise Huxtable Margaret Meade Winona Duke

7. Who read her poem 'On the Pulse of Morning' at in inauguration of President Clinton in 1993? Elizabeth Bishop Anne Bradstreet Maya Angelou Rachel Carson

8. What psychologist gained national attention on the $64,000 Question and $64,000 Challange in the 1950's? Dr. Joyce Brothers Mary Hannah Fulton Cicely Tyson Marlo Thomas

9. Who was the first ordained woman minister in the U.S.? Lee Ann Aimee Semple McPherson Leontine Kelly Antoinette Louisa Blackwell

10. What famous woman said, 'Deliver me from your cold phlegmatic preachers, politicians, friends, lovers and husbands'? Gloria Steinem Eleanor Roosevelt Abigail Adams Ann Landers