Women's History
This poster of "Rosie the Riveter" is a primary source.
She is a iconic symbol of women who entered the industrial work
force during World War II.
March is Women’s History Month
According to History.com, American women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers during World War II, as widespread male enlistment left gaping holes in the industrial labor force. Between 1940 and 1945, the female percentage of the U.S. workforce increased from 27 percent to nearly 37 percent, and by 1945 nearly one out of every four married women worked outside the home. "Rosie the Riveter," star of a government campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for the munitions industry, became perhaps the most iconic image of working women during the war.
Women of Accomplishment Internet Scavenger Hunt created by Education World.
How many days did the Montgomery bus boycott last?
http://www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html
How many Olympic medals did she earn?
http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016055.html
What famous team of explorers did she travel with?
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/sacajawea.html
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
What prominent organization was led by these two women?
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awmss5/suffrage_orgs.html
Who asked her to make the first American flag?
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagtale.html
By what nickname did slaves call her?
http://www.civilwarhome.com/tubmanbio.htm
What sport did this famous astronaut play as a young woman?
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/whos_who_level2/ride.html
What is the title of her autobiography?
http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=91
Amelia Earharthttp://www.ninety-nines.org/earhart.html
What was Earhart's role on her first transatlantic flight?
http://www.ninety-nines.org/earhart.html
What job did Jackie have before she married John F. Kennedy?
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/jk35.html
To what official role did President Bill Clinton appoint her?
http://www.wic.org/bio/hclinton.htm
What heroic acts did she perform during the Battle of Monmouth, in June 1778?
http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/notable/pitcherm/
Which two magazines did she help found?
http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=150
What "first" did she accomplish in the Arizona Senate?
http://www.loc.gov/rr/women/oconnor.html
What was the title of the newspaper column she wrote?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/peopleevents/pande01.html