Famous Women's Claim to Fame

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1. Who was the founder of the Church of Christ Scientists? Marion Baker Edy Mary Baker Eddy Elizabeth Blackwell Elizabeth Anderson

2. Who created Hull House in the Chicago slums? Nellie Bly Jane Addams Jane Hull Susan B. Anthony

3. Who was Nellie Bly? A ' New York World ' reporter Jane Addams partner A heroine from a Jules Verne novel An actress

4. Who wrote 'Silent Spring'? Shirley MacClaine Jane Fonda Sylvia Plath Rachel Carson

5. Who was the congresswoman from Michigan who successfully added sex discrimination as a resolution in the 1962 Civil Rights Act? Gloria Feinstein Frances Perkins Martha Wright Griffith Margaret Sanger

6. Who was the author who earned a living by writing publicity statements? Charlotte Bronte Julia Ward Harriet Beecher Stowe Elizabeth Gaskill

7. Who was the first woman elected Chief of the Cherokee Nation? Sacajawea Pocahantas Wilma Mankiller Maria Martinez

8. Who was known as the 'Bird Woman'? Sacajawea Maria Tallchief Nancy Ward Wilma Mankiller

9. Who was the first African-American woman to deliver the keynote address at the convention of a major political party? Coretta King Barbara Jordan Patricia Harris Rosa Parks

10. Who was the first Hispanic woman to be named Surgeon General of the U.S.? Antonia Novello Maria Montez Maria Martinez Esther Ramone