Women's Suffrage
Instructions: Learn about the remarkable struggle for women's right to vote across the globe
- 1.
Which country was the first self-governing nation to grant women the right to vote in national elections in 1893?
ANew ZealandBNorwayCAustraliaDFinland - 2.
In the United States, the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote was ratified in which year?
A1925B1920C1915D1910 - 3.
Which American suffragist was arrested for voting illegally in 1872 and is depicted on the U.S. dollar coin?
ASojourner TruthBElizabeth Cady StantonCSusan B. AnthonyDLucretia Mott - 4.
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, a landmark event in the women's rights movement, took place in which state?
ANew YorkBPennsylvaniaCMassachusettsDVirginia - 5.
Emmeline Pankhurst was a leading figure in the suffragette movement in which country?
AFranceBUnited StatesCCanadaDUnited Kingdom - 6.
British suffragettes were known for using what type of protest tactics?
AMilitant actions including hunger strikes and property damageBOnly peaceful marchesCArmed rebellionDBoycotts of British goods - 7.
Women in France did not gain the right to vote until which year?
A1920B1955C1944D1935 - 8.
Finland became the first European country to grant women full suffrage in which year?
A1906B1902C1893D1918 - 9.
Emily Davison, a British suffragette, died after stepping in front of a horse at which famous event in 1913?
AWimbledonBThe Epsom DerbyCRoyal AscotDThe Grand National - 10.
The Declaration of Sentiments, modeled on the Declaration of Independence, was produced at which event?
AThe World Anti-Slavery ConventionBThe Women's March on WashingtonCThe National Woman Suffrage Association meetingDThe Seneca Falls Convention - 11.
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution specifically granted women the right to vote?
A19th AmendmentB21st AmendmentC15th AmendmentD17th Amendment - 12.
Women in Switzerland did not gain the right to vote in federal elections until which surprisingly late year?
A1981B1965C1959D1971 - 13.
Who is considered the author of the Declaration of Sentiments at the Seneca Falls Convention?
AFrederick DouglassBLucretia MottCElizabeth Cady StantonDSusan B. Anthony - 14.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was led by which suffragist during the final push for the 19th Amendment?
ASusan B. AnthonyBLucy StoneCCarrie Chapman CattDAlice Paul - 15.
Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party organized pickets outside whose residence to demand women's suffrage?
AThe Supreme CourtBThe Treasury DepartmentCThe White HouseDThe Capitol Building