Question 1

For how long has International Women's Day (IWD) provided an opportunity for groups advocating for gender equality?

Accepted Answer

Over a century

Question 2

Who is credited with championing women's rights and laying groundwork for feminist movements that shaped IWD?

Accepted Answer

First wave feminist groups like suffragettes and suffragists

Question 3

What did Abigail Smith Adams urge the Continental Congress to consider in 1776?

Accepted Answer

Women's rights and protections

Question 4

In what year did Mary Wollstonecraft advocate for educational and social equality for women in her book?

Accepted Answer

1792

Question 5

What was the focus of the first organized strike by women workers in New York City in 1857?

Accepted Answer

Demanding shorter workdays and decent wages

Question 6

Which organization was founded by Emmeline Pankhurst in Manchester, England, in 1903?

Accepted Answer

The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)

Question 7

What was the subject of the first edition of the WSPU newspaper 'Votes for Women' launched in 1907?

Accepted Answer

The pursuit of voting rights for women

Question 8

What did women workers in needle trades protest in New York City's Lower East Side in 1908?

Accepted Answer

Child labor and sweatshop conditions, and demanded suffrage

Question 9

Who conceived the idea of a 'National Woman's Day' in 1909?

Accepted Answer

Theresa Malkiel

Question 10

At which conference was the idea of an International Women's Day first tabled and unanimously supported?

Accepted Answer

The Second International Socialist Women's Conference

Question 11

In which countries was IWD marked for the first time in 1911?

Accepted Answer

Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland

Question 12

When was the first observance of IWD in Russia?

Accepted Answer

1913

Question 13

What was the reason for women in Russia striking for 'bread and peace' in 1917?

Accepted Answer

Protesting food shortages, poor living conditions, and World War I

Question 14

What right was granted to some women of a certain age and circumstance in the UK with the Representation of the People Bill in 1918?

Accepted Answer

The right to vote

Question 15

Who declared March 8 as International Working Women's Day in 1922?

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Lenin

Question 16

Which countries marked IWD as an official holiday in 1922?

Accepted Answer

Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Question 17

When was the first IWD rally held in Australia?

Accepted Answer

1928

Question 18

What significant act was passed in the UK in 1928 regarding voting rights?

Accepted Answer

The Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act

Question 19

Which leader announced October 20 as 'Vietnamese Women's Day' in 1930?

Accepted Answer

Ho Chi Minh

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