Women in History Flashcard

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What was the primary role expected of women in colonial times?

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Focusing on the home and family

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Which group of women faced double discrimination in the colonies?

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Enslaved women

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During the Industrial Revolution, many young women workers were known as: Factory Girls, Mill Maids, Lowell Girls, Industrial Ladies

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Lowell Girls

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Who was the first woman of Latin American descent to sit on the United States Supreme Court?

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Sonia Sotomayor

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True or False: During the Industrial Revolution, many women took on changed roles in society by working outside the home.

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True

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How did Sojourner Truth step out of her expected role and work for change?

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She escaped slavery and became an abolitionist and suffragist.

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In 2020, how many women were serving in Congress?

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127

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Who improved on Samuel Slater's original cotton mill design in 1814?

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Francis Cabot Lowell