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Quiz about Woman Suffragists in the US
Quiz about Woman Suffragists in the US

Woman Suffragists in the US Trivia Quiz

As this seems to be a forgotten subject in U.S. history, you may have difficulty with some of the answers.

A multiple-choice quiz by deeca2. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
deeca2
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
256,738
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who founded "The Lily", first woman's suffragist journal, in 1849, but is best remembered for her opinions on woman's fashion? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Which woman was elected the first president of The American Equal Rights Convention in 1866? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Which suffragist leader was the first President of The National Woman's Suffrage Association and is credited by Susan B. Anthony as being the brains behind the movement? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Which woman was arrested for voting in the 1872 elections in Rochester, New York? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. What women's suffragist was hired to work as Literary Critic for Horace Greeley's "New York Tribune", thus becoming the first woman staff member of a major newspaper? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Which co-founder of The National Women's Suffrage Association and Missouri native was both the first female graduate of Washington University School of Law and the first female U.S. Marshall? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Which suffragist was orphaned as an infant, became a reporter for "The New York Sun" at the age of 18 and eventually was the first woman to hold national union office when she became corresponding secretary of the International Typographical Union? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. What suffragist was the first woman nominated for President when the Equal Rights party nominated her in 1872? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Which sufragette earned a degrees in theology and medicine from Boston University and was giving the Distinguished Service Medal by the US Congress? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Which suffragist founded Chicago's Hull House in 1889 and won The Nobel Peace Prize in 1931? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who founded "The Lily", first woman's suffragist journal, in 1849, but is best remembered for her opinions on woman's fashion?

Answer: Amelia Bloomer

 Amelia Bloomer encouraged a change in fashion for women. She supported a move to shorter, more comfortable skirts with ankle length undergarments. These undergarments were later nicknamed "Bloomers" after her.
2. Which woman was elected the first president of The American Equal Rights Convention in 1866?

Answer: Lucretia Mott

 Like many Quakers of her time Lucretia Mott was an abolitionist as well as a women's suffragist. After the Civil War, she began to advocate giving black Americans the right to vote. She played an important role in the woman's movement and remained a central figure as a peacemaker.
3. Which suffragist leader was the first President of The National Woman's Suffrage Association and is credited by Susan B. Anthony as being the brains behind the movement?

Answer: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

 The National Women's Suffrage Association was founded on May 15, 1869 by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton was the first President and Anthony the first vice president.
4. Which woman was arrested for voting in the 1872 elections in Rochester, New York?

Answer: Susan B. Anthony

 Anthony was arrested, convicted and fined $300 for the crime. She never paid the fine.
5. What women's suffragist was hired to work as Literary Critic for Horace Greeley's "New York Tribune", thus becoming the first woman staff member of a major newspaper?

Answer: Margaret Fuller

 Born in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, she was also a prominent Transcendentalist. She worked with Ralph Waldo Emerson on the Transcendentalist journal "The Dial". She later married Italian freedom fighter Angelo Ossoli.
6. Which co-founder of The National Women's Suffrage Association and Missouri native was both the first female graduate of Washington University School of Law and the first female U.S. Marshall?

Answer: Phoebe Couzins

 Phoebe Couzins graduated from The University of Washington School of Law in 1871 and became marshall of the Eastern District of Missouri in 1887. She became an avid anti-prohibition lecturer, but died in poverty.
7. Which suffragist was orphaned as an infant, became a reporter for "The New York Sun" at the age of 18 and eventually was the first woman to hold national union office when she became corresponding secretary of the International Typographical Union?

Answer: Augusta Lewis Troup

 Born in New York City, she was adopted by Isaac Gager. Although suffrage was very important to her, she believed equal working rights was an equally important issue.
8. What suffragist was the first woman nominated for President when the Equal Rights party nominated her in 1872?

Answer: Victoria Woodhull

 The Equal Rights Party nominated Victoria for President and Frederick Douglass for Vice President in 1872. Douglass never acknowledged the nomination and served as presidential elector in the Electoral College for New York.
9. Which sufragette earned a degrees in theology and medicine from Boston University and was giving the Distinguished Service Medal by the US Congress?

Answer: Anna Howard Shaw

 Anna Howard Shaw earned The Distinguished Service Medal for her humanitarian work during WWI. In 1880 she became the first woman ordained Methodist Minister in the United States.
10. Which suffragist founded Chicago's Hull House in 1889 and won The Nobel Peace Prize in 1931?

Answer: Jane Addams

 Ms. Addams advanced the idea that all people deserved a good education, good living conditions, and income. And that given these, any person could overcome the barriers of poverty and contribute to the community as a whole. Chicago's Hull House is dedicated to these ideals. She was the co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize with Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler in 1931.
Source: Author deeca2

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