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Quiz: Women’s Rights

July 26, 2019

Next year, America celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. How much do you know about the history of women’s rights in the U.S.?

In 1848, the first women’s rights convention in the U.S. was held in what town?*
- Philadelphia, PA
- Seneca Falls, NY
- Cleveland, OH
- Worcester, MA
Which famous activist was among the chief organizers of the 1848 convention?*
- Susan B. Anthony
- Ida B. Wells
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Alice Paul
Which abolitionist and women’s rights activist delivered the famous speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” at a women’s rights convention in 1851?*
- Sojourner Truth
- Ida B. Wells
- Emmeline Pankhurst
- Harriet Tubman
Lucretia Mott, a leading figure in the women’s suffrage movement, was influenced by her faith as a ___________ and its central tenet that all people are created equal?*
- Methodist
- Quaker
- Catholic
- Mormon
Which activist became the first woman to appear on a circulating U.S. coin when a dollar coin featuring her likeness was released in 1979?*
- Lucy Stone
- Julia Ward Howe
- Susan B. Anthony
- Angela Davis
The first constitutional amendment for women’s voting rights was introduced in Congress in 1878 – and rejected. In what year did Congress finally approve it?*
- 1899
- 1908
- 1914
- 1919
Approval by three-quarters of the states –36 states in 1919 – was needed to ratify the 19th Amendment. Which state had the honor of becoming number 36 and making it official?*
- Tennessee
- Kansas
- Illinois
- Virginia
Mississippi was the last state to ratify the 19th Amendment, in the year:*
- 1926
- 1945
- 1967
- 1984
Who was the first woman to run for president of the United States?*
- Abigail Adams
- Susan B. Anthony
- Victoria Woodhull
- Barbara Jordan
Why hasn’t the Equal Rights Amendment, which would guarantee men and women equal rights under the law, been adopted as part of the Constitution?*
- Congress never passed the ERA
- Two cases challenging the ERA are still pending in court
- Three-quarters of the states have not ratified the ERA
- None of the above

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