Women's History Month 2005

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Quiz - Week 5

1. This president's wife took over many of her husband's responsibilities after he suffered a debilitating medical condition while in office. Who is she?

A. Eleanor Roosevelt
B. Edith Wilson
C. Mary Todd Lincoln

2. She was the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Congress.

A. Bella Abzug
B. Carol Mosely Braun
C. Shirley Chisholm

3. She was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Congress. She is:

A. Hattie Caraway
B. Carol Mosely Braun
C. Barbara Boxer

4. This woman was the first licensed female pilot in the United States. She is:

A. Amelia Earhart
B. Pancho Barnes
C. Harriet Quimby

5. Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Which state was she from?

A. Massachusetts
B. California
C. Montana