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1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was an orator and writer who campaigned tirelessly for female equality at a time when such a thing was little more than an absurd notion. Ms. Stanton was co-editor of "The Revolution", a newspaper devoted to women's rights. She was also the principal author of the "Declaration of Rights for Women", which was read aloud in Philadelphia on July 4, 1876. Who read Ms. Stanton's document on that historic day?
2. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was an American social activist and writer who edited numerous feminist publications in her lifetime. Her best-known story is "The Yellow Wallpaper", and she also wrote several "utopian" novels. Her most famous nonfiction book is about the status of women in which of the following areas?
3. Our next woman's life spanned the years 1831-1905. She was an editor for the children's periodical "St. Nicholas", but is best known for writing "Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skates", which was published in 1865.
4. Ida Tarbell (1857-1944) was the most famous woman journalist and editor of her time. She helped to invent investigative journalism, which was then known as "muckraking". In 1904, she published an exposé entitled "History of the Standard Oil Company" that earned her what very powerful enemy?
5. This famous woman was also an editor for "McClure's" magazine, but she is much more famous as a novelist. Among her many works are "O Pioneers" (1913) and "My Antonia" (1918). Who is this Pulitzer Prize-winning author?
6. Marianne Moore (1887-1972) was editor of the literary journal the "Dial" from 1925 until 1929. For what kind of writing is Ms. Moore most famous?
7. Clare Booth Luce was a truly extraordinary woman. As an associate editor, she worked for "Vanity Fair". Which of the following lists of professions would also have appeared on Ms. Luce's resume?
8. Maggie Kuhn (1905-1995) was a worker and editor for non-profit organizations, but her true calling was social activism. After being forced to retire at the age of 65, what group did Ms. Kuhn found?
9. This woman was born Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum in Russia in 1905. She would eventually become co-editor of "The Objectivist", a publication devoted to her own philosophy, Objectivism. By what name is this novelist and philosopher more commonly known?
10. We come to a female editor who is actually famous for editing. Diana Vreeland was editor-in-chief at "Vogue"; was she also ever an editor at "Harper's Bazaar"?
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