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1. The term "feminism" was coined by a man in 1837 - a French utopian socialist who believed that there were 810 types of people, and that the sea would turn to lemonade. What was his name?
2. Though abortion was normal in many past cultures, in the modern era one former country became the first to provide abortion at request, in 1920, before outlawing it and then legalizing it again. Which country was this?
3. In the UK, a 1918 law granted suffrage to all men over 21 and women who met what conditions?
4. In 1949, the Communist Party of China banned a violent and misogynistic social practice that many Chinese feminists such as Qiu Jin opposed. What was it?
5. Eva Perón was a polarizing Argentine figure amongst feminists. She did not consider herself a feminist, but supported women's suffrage, labor rights for all and led the female-only Female Peronist Party. What musical is based on her life?
6. Which American feminist spells her name in lowercase? Her writing is about the relationships between race, capitalism, and gender.
7. India was one of the first countries to have a female head of state, electing her in 1966. What was her name?
8. Like in other many countries, marital rape was not a crime in South Africa until around the ending of Apartheid. When was it criminalized?
9. In 2008, the first female-majority parliament was elected in what eastern African country?
10. The MeToo movement of 2017 led to changes across the world around societal treatment of reports of sexual harassment and violence. Which of these was a factor in Australia seeing lower numbers of public accusations than similar countries?
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