Some questions on women and the presidency

Answers: 1. B. Victoria Woodhull 2. A. Seneca Falls Convention, 1848 3. C. 19th Amendment, 1920 4. D. Alice Paul

Published Jul. 21, 2016, 2:44 p.m. ET

Answers:

1. B. Victoria Woodhull

2. A. Seneca Falls Convention, 1848

3. C. 19th Amendment, 1920

4. D. Alice Paul

5. C. Hilary Swank, Iron Jawed Angels

6. C. Lawyer

7. A. Wyoming

8. D. Swarthmore

9. A. Frederick Douglass

10. B. Woodrow Wilson

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1. Who was the first woman to run for president?

A. Belva Lockwood

B. Victoria Woodhull

C. Shirley Chisholm

D. Susan B. Anthony

2. What was the first women's rights convention called and when was it held?

A. Seneca Falls Convention, 1848

B. The Philadelphia Congress, 1876

C. Convention for Women, 1912

D. Geneva Convention, 1902

3. Name the amendment that gave women the right to vote and the year it was passed.

A. Second Amendment, 1791

B. Fifth Amendment, 1798

C. 19th Amendment, 1920

D. 15th Amendment, 1908

4. What famed suffragist who went to prison and carried out hunger strikes was born in Mount Laurel, Burlington County?

A. Lucretia Mott

B. Susan B. Anthony

C. Carrie Chapman Catt

D. Alice Paul

5. Who played Alice Paul in a movie, and what was the name of the film?

A. Meryl Streep, Suffragettes

B. Sarah Jessica Parker, What Women Want

C. Hilary Swank, Iron Jawed Angels

D. Meg Ryan, Women Warriors

6. Belva Lockwood ran for president twice. What did she do for a living?

A. Teacher

B. Doctor

C. Lawyer

D. Secretary

7. What was the first state that granted women the right to vote?

A. Wyoming

B. New Jersey

C. Pennsylvania

D. California

8. From what local college did Alice Paul get her bachelor's degree?

A. University of Pennsylvania

B. Haverford College

C. Bryn Mawr College

D. Swarthmore College

9. When Victoria Woodhull ran for president, who was her running mate?

A. Frederick Douglass

B. Abraham Lincoln

C. Ulysses S. Grant

D. Chester A. Arthur

10. Who was president when women were granted the constitutional right to vote?

A. William Howard Taft

B. Woodrow Wilson

C. Warren G. Harding

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