2008 Making Black History Past, Present, Future

Black History Month Quiz: Women in History

Norma Merrick Sklarek (b. 1928) was the first black woman to be licensed as:

• A stock broker
• An architect
• A lawyer

Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) started her career in education before moving on to fight for both civil rights and women’s voting rights. To what city government position was Terrell appointed in Washington, DC as a notable first?

• Chief Librarian
• Board of Education Member
• Department of Health Inspector

Dr. Mae Jemison (b. 1956) was the first African-American woman to fly in space. As a science mission specialist on the space shuttle 'Endeavor,' what area of research did she NOT pursue?

• Biofeedback
• Studying electromagnetic fields
• Weightlessness

Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) was a civil rights activist who dedicated herself to voter registration in the south. She was forced to leave her childhood home for the act of ___ :

• Registering to vote
• Protesting lynching
• Resisting arrest

Pauli Murray (1910-1985) was the first black woman to:

• Appear on the cover of Vogue magazine
• Direct a feature-length film
• Become ordained as an Episcopal priest

Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994) was the first female triple Olympic gold medalist in track in 1960, winning her medals in which city?

• Rome
• London
• Los Angeles

Edith Spurlock Sampson (1901-1979) was the first African-American delegate to the United Nations, and the first black woman to do this in 1962:

• Run for governor
• Be elected as a U.S. judge
• Serve on a state supreme court

Ballerina Janet Collins (1923-2003) was the first black artist to perform on which stage in New York City in 1951?

• Radio City Music Hall
• The Apollo Theater
• The Metropolitan Opera House

Byllye Y. Avery (b. 1937) is an award-winning health care worker-turned-writer and lecturer. Among her many accomplishments, Avery founded the National Black Women's Health Project. How old is this organization?

• 25 years old
• 10 years old
• 30 years old

Ethel L. Payne (1911-1991) was the first black female commentator at this national news organization (hint -- she worked with Walter Cronkite):

• CBS
• ABC
• CNN