Women S History Month U.S. History in Context Scavenger Hunt

Women’s History Month – U.S. History In Context Scavenger Hunt

Example:

In what county was the famous American Abolitionist Sojourner Truth born? A: Ulster County, New York

Source: Historic World Leaders* *Please note that answers can be found in more than one source.

1. In 1983, astronaut Sally Ride became the youngest and first woman to go into space.

Source: Newsmakers

2. Maya Lin is an Asian American architect and the designer of two of America's most powerful monuments — The Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, and The Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Source: Asian American Reference Library

3. Victoria Woodhull was an 1872 candidate for president and she founded the first women's owned stock brokerage.

Source: Encyclopedia of World Biography

4. Phillis Wheatley was America's first black to publish a book, a collection of poems.

Source: Notable Black American Women

5. Which president nominated Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice in the 191- year history of the court? Ronald Reagan

Source: Encyclopedia of World Biography