Feminism quiz

More questions about Feminism

These visible examples show the question style. LearnClash turns the full topic into ranked duels and spaced repetition.

1. 1 Easy

   What tactic did suffragettes use to protest being denied political prisoner status?

   Answer: Hunger strikes

   Why: Marion Wallace Dunlop began the first in 1909, and the 1913 Cat and Mouse Act let prisons release and re-arrest strikers.

2. 2 Medium

   Which British suffragette famously threw herself in front of the King's horse?

   Answer: Emily Davison

   Why: A 2013 forensic study of the three 1913 newsreels suggests Davison was reaching to attach a suffragette flag to Anmer, the King's horse.

3. 3 Hard

   Which US federal agency was the first to be headed by a woman?

   Answer: Children's Bureau

   Why: Julia Lathrop's 1912 appointment marked the first time a woman headed a US federal bureau.

4. 4 Easy

   Which feminist wave focused on legal issues and the right to vote?

   Answer: First wave

   Why: Martha Lear popularised the wave metaphor in a 1968 New York Times article about the movement that followed.

5. 5 Medium

   Which treaty is known as the international bill of rights for women?

   Answer: CEDAW

   Why: Adopted by the UN in 1979, CEDAW is the most comprehensive global treaty focusing exclusively on women's rights.

6. 6 Hard

   What historian wrote 'The Death of Nature'?

   Answer: Carolyn Merchant

   Why: Merchant argued that the scientific revolution recast nature as a dead machine to be dominated, justifying both environmental exploitation and women's subordination.