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The Quiz - Women's History Month


  • In 1923, this woman started the Alexander Doll Company and spent her life creating dolls that are now considered valuable collectables.
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  • The subject of a popular Disney movie, this woman's life is from an old Chinese legend of a girl joining the imperial army so that her ailing and aging father wouldn't have to.
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  • This woman was found guilty of killing five of her babies by smothering them to death in their cribs. Because her case became publically known, more work was done to distinguish between SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) and actual cases of infacticide.
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  • Considered a prophet ahead of her time because of her belief that a great many of the misfortunes which lead to poverty could be prevented from occurring at all
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  • The co-founder of NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)
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  • An Ojibway woman received the directions for constructing this item. She was told in her vision that women must show the way to peace in this world.
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  • Thanks to this woman, New Zealand gave women the right to vote. This first important step in women's suffrage led the way to other countries around the world allowing women to vote.
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  • This woman wrote what many consider to be the first novel in the world.
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  • Not only a successful writer of poetry, this woman also championed many social causes like slavery and child labor.
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  • Wife of the founder of Quakerism, this woman assisted her husband in bringing about the birth of Quakerism.
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  • Due to this woman's work with the Analytical Engine, she is considered the first computer programmer.
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  • Jodie Foster portrayed this woman in a recent movie. She was a governess who gave English lessons to a king's wives and children. Her life has been the subject of books, movies and plays.
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  • This woman became a legend in the Pacific Northwest US after she built a large maritime company out of just one rowboat.
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  • Winner of the 2000 US Women's Olympic Marathon
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  • This icon in American history was
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