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History of Suffragettes Trivia Quiz

On August 18, 1920 the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified and granted women the right to vote. This quiz is a sample of some of the suffragettes who toiled for more than 70 years to achieve that goal.

A multiple-choice quiz by YOMD39. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
YOMD39

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
5,224

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which two women organized and convened the first public meeting for women's suffrage in 1848? Hint

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Lucreta Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Lucy Stone and Carrie Chapman Catt

Lucy Stone and Susan B. Anthony

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which U.S. Territory was the first to grant women the right to vote? Hint

Utah Territory

Wyoming Territory

Dakota Territory

Minnesota Territory

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which woman suffragette was arrested for illegally voting in a national presidential election in 1872? Hint

Susan B. Anthony

Carrie Chapman Catt

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Maud Wood Park

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which two women founded the radical 'National Woman Suffrage Association' in 1869? Hint

Lucy Burns and Susan B. Anthony

Lucy Stone and Alice Stokes Paul

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Carrie Chapman Catt

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which suffragist, with her husband, founded the 'American Woman Suffrage Association', a much more conservative organization to gain the right to vote for women? Hint

Alice Stoke Paul

Lucy Stone

Jeannette Rankin

Carrie Chapman Catt

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which militant woman, a graduate of Vassar College, spent more time in prison, in the cause of women's right to vote, than any other American suffragette? Hint

Jeannette Rankin

Carrie Chapman Catt

Lucy Burns

Alice Stokes Paul

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which suffragette founded and led the 'Women's Social and Political Union' (WSPU) in Manchester, England in 1903? Hint

Margery Corbett Ashby

Emmeline Pankhurst

Christabel Pankhurst

Selina Cooper

8. Which woman was a co-leader with Lucy Stone in the National American Woman Suffrage Association, contributor to the weekly 'The Woman's Journal' and author of 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic'? Hint

Julia Ward Howe

Amelia Bloomer

Alice Stokes Paul

Carrie Chapman Catt

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which suffragette was Vice-President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, a progressive reformer and the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931? Hint

Amelia Bloomer

Martha Cary Thomas

Jane Addams

Victoria Woodhull

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Question 10 of 10

10. This final question will be heavier in weight but lighter in substance. What is the name of the 7.5 ton marble sclupture that was on display in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in 1921 and included the busts of Lucretta Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony? Hint

Suffragettes' Monument

Women's Right to Vote Monument

Portrait of Three Suffragists

Portrait Monument

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which two women organized and convened the first public meeting for women's suffrage in 1848?

Answer: Lucreta Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

American women had begun their pursuit of the right to vote in the early 1800's. However, it wasn't until 1848 that Lucreta Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton convened the first Women's Right Convention in Seneca Falls, NY.

2. Which U.S. Territory was the first to grant women the right to vote?

Answer: Wyoming Territory

In 1869 the Wyoming Territory was the first to grant the right to vote to women. In the following year the Utah Territory also gave women the right to vote.

3. Which woman suffragette was arrested for illegally voting in a national presidential election in 1872?

Answer: Susan B. Anthony

Susan B. Anthony illegally voted for the re-election of Ulysses S. Grant for President in Rochester, NY. in 1872. She was arrested, jailed and fined. The judge dismissed the jury and rendered a verdict of guilty as charged.

4. Which two women founded the radical 'National Woman Suffrage Association' in 1869?

Answer: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

The National Suffrage Association was established by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan N. Anthony with the primary goal to amend the U.S. Constitution. Their political actions included civil disobedience, illegal demonstrations and some public violent disturbances.

5. Which suffragist, with her husband, founded the 'American Woman Suffrage Association', a much more conservative organization to gain the right to vote for women?

Answer: Lucy Stone

Lucy Stone and her husband, Henry Blackwell, founded the 'American Woman Suffrage Association, whose primary goal was to pressure individual States to pass legislation granting women the right to vote. Their political actions were non-violent and legal. In 1890 the two political organizations merged and became the 'National American Woman Suffrage Association'.

6. Which militant woman, a graduate of Vassar College, spent more time in prison, in the cause of women's right to vote, than any other American suffragette?

Answer: Lucy Burns

Lucy Burns was an active militant suffragist in both the United States and Great Britain. According the {book;} 'Notable American Women' by Sidney R. Bland, Lucy Burns spent more time in prison than any other suffragist.

7. Which suffragette founded and led the 'Women's Social and Political Union' (WSPU) in Manchester, England in 1903?

Answer: Emmeline Pankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst was the most important person in the Suffrage movement in Great Britain. She was jailed at least 10 times, often brutally treated in prison and force-fed in prison hospitals. Her daughters, Christabel and Sylvia, were also very active in the WSPU.

Answer: Julia Ward Howe

Julia Ward Howe's bibliography is too extensive to include in this space. However, in addition to many other awards and accolades, she was the first woman elected to 'The American Academy of Arts and Letters'

9. Which suffragette was Vice-President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, a progressive reformer and the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931?

Answer: Jane Addams

Jane Addams was a very active suffragette leader, a social reformer, founder of the Hull House in Chicago and a Nobel Laureate.

Answer: Portrait Monument

Adelaide Johnson of Carrara, Italy sculpted the Portrait Monument from an 8 ton block of marble. It was presented to the U.S. Government, placed on a 5.5 ton base, and unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda on February 15, 1921, which was the 100th anniversary of the birth of Susan B. Anthony. Critics dubbed the {statue;} 'Three Ladies in a Bathtub'.

It was subsequently moved to the Capitol Crypt (basement) for public display.

Source: Author YOMD39

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