Extraordinary Women in History Quiz

Answer: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American author who is best known for her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852). Her novel helped bring about and speed up the movement to abolish slavery.

Answer: Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn and reigned as Queen from 1558-1603. She restored England from Catholicism to Protestant which helped bring stability and growth to England during her 44 year reign.

Answer: Clara Barton

Clara Barton (1821-1912) was a hospital nurse during the American Civil War and in close proximity to such battles as Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, and Fredericksburg. She founded and became the first President of the American Red Cross in 1881.

Answer: Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great (1729-1796) came to power when her husband Peter III was assassinated in a conspiracy in which she may have been involved. She came to power in 1762 and reigned until her death in 1796. During her reign she revitalized Russia and it became one of the major powers of Europe.

Answer: Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc (1412-1431) was the daughter of Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée. She was sent by King Charles VII to Orleans and gained prominence during the siege. She became known as "The Maid of Orleans". She was captured by the English and burned at the stake on May 30, 1431. She was canonized in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV.

Answer: Queen Anne

Anne (1665-1714) was queen when, in 1707, the two kingdoms under her realm (England and Scotland) became one united sovereign state known as Great Britain. She had seventeen pregnancies with her husband Prince George of Denmark but died without any surviving children. Upon her death she was succeeded by her second cousin George I.

Answer: Annie Oakley

Phoebe Ann Mosey (1860-1926) was an American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. In 1876 she married Frank E. Butler who was also an exhibition shooter. She adopted the stage name Annie Oakley when she and Frank began performing together. They lived in Cincinnati and it is believed that she took the name from the city's neighbourhood of Oakley. Together they joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show alongside another performer, Sitting Bull.

Answer: Edith Cavell

Edith Cavell (1865-1915) was a British nurse who helped save the lives of many wounded soldiers on both sides during WWI. She helped over 200 Allied soldiers to escape from German occupied Belgium before she was captured. She was convicted of treason and shot by firing squad on October 12, 1915.

Answer: Selma Lagerlöf

Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was a Swedish author and was the first women to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1909. In 1992 she became the first female to be depicted on a Swedish bank note (20 kronor).

Answer: Emmeline Pankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) was leader of the British suffragette movement who helped in achieving for women the right to vote. She helped achieve the vote for women over the age of 30 in 1918 and just weeks after her death in 1928, women over 21 years were given the right to vote. Her statue is in London's Victoria Tower Gardens.