Women in U.S. Government Quiz

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

• 18th Amendment

• 21st Amendment

Who was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives?

• Hillary Clinton

• Michelle Obama

• Elizabeth Warren

• Nancy Pelosi

Which state was the first to have an all-female congressional delegation?

• Texas

• New Hampshire

• California

• Florida

Who was the first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?

• Elena Kagan

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• Sandra Day O'Connor

Which organization was founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to advocate for women's suffrage?

• National Women's Rights Convention

• Women's Equality Party

• National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)

• American Women's Suffrage Association

Who was the first woman to be elected as a U.S. state governor?

• Condoleezza Rice

• Nellie Tayloe Ross

• Sarah Palin

• Hillary Clinton

Which U.S. president appointed the first woman to serve as Secretary of State?

• Bill Clinton

• Barack Obama

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

Who was the first African American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress?

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Michelle Obama

• Shirley Chisholm

Which women's rights activist co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus?

• Gloria Steinem

• Rosa Parks

• Harriet Tubman

• Susan B. Anthony

Who was the first woman to run as a major party candidate for President of the United States?

• Elizabeth Warren

• Hillary Clinton

• Nancy Pelosi

• Sarah Palin