U.S. WOMEN’S HISTORY

Why does women’s history matter? Women comprise about half of the world’s population yet have been and remain to varying extents underrepresented in history and society. Women’s history addresses this imbalance by bringing to light the lives, struggles and accomplishments of women. This quiz focuses on women’s history in the United States.

Why does women’s history matter? Women comprise about half of the world’s population yet have been and remain to varying extents underrepresented in history and society. Women’s history addresses this imbalance by bringing to light the lives, struggles and accomplishments of women. This quiz focuses on women’s history in the United States.

1. What event is widely regarded as the start of the women’s movement in the United States?

The Seneca Falls Convention

The National Women’s Rights Convention

The founding of the National Organization for Women

The failure to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

The publication of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique

2. When did American women receive the right to vote?

1776

1872

1914

1920

1932

3. Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?

Sonia Sotomayor

Sandra Day O’Connor

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Susan B. Anthony

Nancy Pelosi

4. True or False: The U.S. Constitution guarantees equal rights to men and women.

True

False

5. In what year was the first law against marital rape (i.e., the rape of one’s spouse) established in the United States?

1874

1898

1927

1964

1975

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