Volume 4 | Issue 4 | MAR/APRIL 2022
March is Women’s History Month In 1980, the National Women’s History Alliance championed for the holiday to be observed as a national week, and this was backed by President Jimmy Carter, who issued the first proclamation declaring the week of March 8 as National Women’s History Week. The following year, Congress forwarded a resolution establishing a national observance. Think of all the women in your life who have made a difference to you, your community, or the world at large. 1. a. b. c. d.
In what year did the United States government officially recognize Women’s History Month? 1979 1980 1981 1982
2. Which president issued a proclamation declaring the week of March 8, 1980 as National Women’s History Week? a. Ronald Reagan b. Jimmy Carter c. Bill Clinton d. George Bush 3. a. b. c. d.
Who was the first woman to become a licensed air pilot in the United States of America? Bessie Coleman Imogene Harrigarity Harriet Quimby Renata Jones-Smith
4. a. b. c. d.
Who was the first woman to earn a doctorate degree in the United States of America? Helen Magill White Betty Moses Samuels Roberta Freidman Deanna Stroberson
5. a. b. c. d.
Who was the first woman to walk on the moon? Mae Jemison Suzette Peters Rhonda Myerson No woman has yet walked on the moon
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