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Women's History Month Quiz
Thursday, March 23, 2000
1. Nancy Hamilton, a Sewickley native, is best remembered as the lyricist for what song?
2. Charleroi native Barbara Bosson played what character on the TV police drama "Hill Street Blues"?
3. What Pennsylvania-born actress portrayed Jane Hathaway on the television show "The Beverly Hillbillies"?
4. In what 1971 crime melodrama did Pennsylvania native Rita Gam appear with stars Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland?
5. On July 4, 1876, what feminist leader read her famous "Declaration of Rights for Women" in front of Philadelphia's Independence Hall?
6. Where in 1742 was America's first girls' school established?
7. What Carlisle, Pa., resident was the heroine at the battle of Monmouth in 1778?
8. What Wattsburg, Pa.-born muckraker wrote in 1904 "History of the Standard Oil Company?"
9. Abolitionist, woman suffragist and noted reformer Jane Grey Swisshelm edited what Pittsburgh publication?
10. What 19th-century Pennsylvania newspaper was staffed and run by women?
Answers
1. "How High the Moon."
2. Fay Furillo.
3. Nancy Kulp.
4. "Klute."
5. Susan B. Anthony.
6. Germantown, Pa.
7. Molly Pitcher.
8. Ida M. Tarbell.
9. Saturday Evening Visitor.
10. New Century.
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