Madam Speaker..... and other firsts

Last week our nation witnessed the first woman elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Over the years since our country became independent, there have been many historic steps for women. Enjoy the themes of womens firsts:

5 firsts Can you put these in order of occurance? First woman astronaut
Given the right to own personal property
Roe v. Wade - what is it and when was it passed
Given the right to vote
Allowed to sit on a jury

How about trying this quiz on Groundbreaking Women. http://www.infoplease.com/quizzes/whm2/1.html

Here are 5 women that made a first step. What was their accomplishment?
Antoinette Blackwell
Victoria Claflin Woodhull
Jeannette Rankin
Amelia Earhart
Margaret Chase Smith - what is extra special for this lady?

Here are 5 good resources:
Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cccatt/home.html

Instructional Materials Center at the University of Missouri:
http://www.umkc.edu/imc/womenfi.htm

National Women's Hall of Fame http://www.greatwomen.org/

National Women's History Project http://www.nwhp.org

RootsWeb's Notable Women Ancestors, an Associate of Amazon.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/politician.html