BrainMass Quizzes Introduction to the History of Feminism This quiz outlines the basic history and terminologies of Feminism 1 Who was the abolitionist and early feminist whose “Ain’t I a Woman” speech silenced hecklers at the First National Women’s Suffrage Convention in Massachusetts? Harriet Tubman Sojourner Truth Rosa Parks Eleanor Roosevelt 2 The “Declaration of Sentiments” drafted by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and presented at the first Women’s Rights Convention in 1848 was framed after what American Document? Articles of Confederation The Magna Carta Declaration of Independence The Emancipation Proclamation 3 The editorial that Frederick Douglass wrote for his weekly abolitionist paper, The North Star, was written to: express his sentiments about the equal rights of freedmen discredit the Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls argue that women do not stand on equal footing with men support the Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls 4 In which wave of feminism did women seek for the right to legally vote? First Wave Second Wave Third Wave Fourth Wave 5 In a nutshell, feminism concerns the liberation of women and girls from discrimination based on gender. True False 6 Gender is a fixed concept that is not always changing according to diverse factors. True False 7 Women’s Studies as a discipline was established through the recognition that the “personal is political.” True False 8 Gender and sex are always directly related. True False Submit Quiz
