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Quiz: Know Your Feminists Born This Week

July 28, 2010 by · 1 Comment 

The weekend ushered in a new zodiac sign, and it’s time for Leos to shine.  Whether you believe in astrology or not, there’s a long list of influential women with July birthdays. Coincidence? Perhaps. But their accomplishments are awesome nonetheless. Many are quotable, all are notable, and none are cowardly lions. Now see if you can guess who wears a ruby birthstone this month from the clues provided…

Photo from Flickr user Rennett Stowe under Creative Commons 3.0

What movie was actress Hilary Swank NOT in?




This First Lady once said, "When Harvard men say they have graduated from Radcliffe, then we've made it."




What did Lucy Burns NOT do as a suffragette?




Which pilot once said "Women must pay for everything.  They do get more glory than men for comparable feats, but they also get more notoriety when they crash."




Which award did Olympian Peggy Fleming NOT receive in her lifetime?




This "Wuthering Heights" author (who wrote under the name Ellis Bell) once said, "If I could, I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results."




Which film about abortion was Feminist Majority Foundation president Eleanor Smeal NOT involved with?




What is NOT part of Anita Hill's legacy?




This congresswoman once said, "I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity.  Before that, whenever I was at a meeting someone would ask me to get coffee."




This Pakistani feminist (and poet) once said, "What feminism means for me, is simply that women, like men, are complete human beings with limitless possibilities."






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  1. Ali T. says:
    July 29, 2010 at 12:59 am

    Fun! I'm a leo too!

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