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Women in the Reproductive Rights Movement

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge about the women who played a significant role in the reproductive rights movement.
Number of Questions: 15
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Who is considered the 'mother of the women's rights movement' in the United States?

  1. Susan B. Anthony

  2. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  3. Lucretia Mott

  4. Sojourner Truth


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leading figure in the women's rights movement in the United States. She co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association and wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, which called for equal rights for women.

Which women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848?

  1. The Seneca Falls Convention

  2. The Rochester Convention

  3. The Cleveland Convention

  4. The Philadelphia Convention


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Seneca Falls Convention was a landmark event in the women's rights movement. It was the first women's rights convention held in the United States and issued a Declaration of Sentiments that called for equal rights for women.

Who was the first woman to run for president of the United States?

  1. Victoria Woodhull

  2. Susan B. Anthony

  3. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  4. Lucretia Mott


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president of the United States. She ran as the candidate of the Equal Rights Party in 1872.

Which women's rights activist was known as the 'angel of the battlefield' during the Civil War?

  1. Clara Barton

  2. Dorothea Dix

  3. Mary Livermore

  4. Hannah Adams


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Clara Barton was a women's rights activist who served as a nurse during the Civil War. She founded the American Red Cross in 1881.

Who was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States?

  1. Sandra Day O'Connor

  2. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  3. Sonia Sotomayor

  4. Elena Kagan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States. She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

Which women's rights activist founded the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966?

  1. Betty Friedan

  2. Gloria Steinem

  3. Shirley Chisholm

  4. Bella Abzug


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Betty Friedan was a women's rights activist who founded the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966. NOW is a leading organization that advocates for the rights of women.

Who was the first woman to give birth to a child conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF)?

  1. Louise Brown

  2. Elizabeth Carr

  3. Judith Arndt

  4. Anna Johnson


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Louise Brown was the first woman to give birth to a child conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). She was born in 1978 in England.

Which women's rights activist was known as the 'feminist firebrand'?

  1. Gloria Steinem

  2. Kate Millett

  3. Robin Morgan

  4. Susan Brownmiller


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gloria Steinem was a women's rights activist who was known as the 'feminist firebrand'. She was a co-founder of Ms. magazine and the National Women's Political Caucus.

Who was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize?

  1. Bertha von Suttner

  2. Jane Addams

  3. Emily Greene Balch

  4. Eleanor Roosevelt


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bertha von Suttner was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was awarded the prize in 1905 for her work to promote peace and disarmament.

Which women's rights activist founded the Feminist Majority Foundation in 1987?

  1. Eleanor Smeal

  2. Gloria Steinem

  3. Betty Friedan

  4. Kate Millett


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Eleanor Smeal founded the Feminist Majority Foundation in 1987. The foundation is a non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of women.

Who was the first woman to serve as the director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)?

  1. Dr. Nafis Sadik

  2. Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin

  3. Dr. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid

  4. Dr. Natalia Kanem


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dr. Nafis Sadik was the first woman to serve as the director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). She served from 1987 to 2000.

Which women's rights activist founded the Women's Media Center in 2005?

  1. Jane Fonda

  2. Robin Morgan

  3. Gloria Steinem

  4. Amy Richards


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jane Fonda founded the Women's Media Center in 2005. The center is a non-profit organization that works to increase the visibility of women in the media.

Who was the first woman to serve as the president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)?

  1. Dorothy Kenyon

  2. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  3. Nadine Strossen

  4. Susan Herman


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dorothy Kenyon was the first woman to serve as the president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). She served from 1970 to 1972.

Which women's rights activist founded the National Women's Law Center in 1972?

  1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  2. Patricia Ireland

  3. Marcia Greenberger

  4. Eleanor Holmes Norton


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Marcia Greenberger founded the National Women's Law Center in 1972. The center is a non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of women.

Who was the first woman to serve as the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW)?

  1. Betty Friedan

  2. Aileen Hernandez

  3. Karen DeCrow

  4. Judy Goldsmith


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Betty Friedan was the first woman to serve as the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW). She served from 1966 to 1970.

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