Women's History Quiz Answers
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1. Amelia Bloomer wore the pants in her family to help reform dress codes.
2. Harriet Beecher Stowe was, as President Lincoln put it, "the little lady that started the war" by penning Uncle Tom's Cabin.
3. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt championed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
4. Maria Tallchief danced her way to becoming a great American-born ballerina.
5. Rosa Parks has been honored for her part in the civil rights movement -- she would not surrender her seat on a bus to a white passenger.
6. Amy Tan is the award-winning author of books about the Chinese-American experience, including The Joy Luck Club.
7. Susan B. Anthony is the only woman to be featured on American currency -- she was pictured on the one-dollar coin.
8. Harriet Tubman used the Underground Railroad to bring 300 slaves to freedom in the northern states.
9. The work of Selena Sloan Butler addressed the need for a solid education for all children in America, regardless of race.
10. Sacajawea helped the explorers Lewis and Clark get the job done. They wouldn't have reached the Pacific Ocean without her.
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