Harriet Forten Purvis and Women's Rights

The video highlights the life and contributions of Harriet Forten Purvis, a lesser-known but significant figure in the fight for abolition, desegregation, and women's suffrage. Born into a prominent African-American family in Philadelphia, Harriet co-founded the first multi-racial abolitionist organization and played a crucial role in the Underground Railroad. Her efforts extended to desegregating Philadelphia's trolleys and collaborating with notable suffragists. Despite her death before women gained the right to vote, her legacy in civil rights and equality endures.

What significant organization did Harriet Forten Purvis co-found?

• The Underground Railroad

• The National Women's Suffrage Association

• The Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

What event did a pro-slavery mob attack in 1838?

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

• The Underground Railroad station

• The Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society meeting

• The National Women's Anti-Slavery Society meeting

How many people did Harriet and her husband help escape through the Underground Railroad?

• 1,000

• 5,000

• 12,000

• 9,000

What was the outcome of Harriet's protest against segregated trolleys?

• The trolleys were desegregated

• Harriet was arrested

• The protest was ignored

• The trolleys remained segregated

Which prominent suffragists did Harriet collaborate with?

• Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr.

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

• Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth and Lucretia Mott

What was Harriet's role in the National Women's Suffrage Association?

• She was a member

• She was a leader

• She was a secretary

• She was a treasurer

What legal barriers did African-American women face even after women got the vote?

• Jim Crow laws

• Voting taxes

• Property ownership requirements

• Literacy tests

When did Harriet Forten Purvis pass away?

• 1885

• 1905

• 1875

• 1895

What is often overlooked during Women's History Month?

• The achievements of white women

• The achievements of black women

• The achievements of men

• The achievements of children