Women Pioneers

Bingo! Zoologist and writer Rachel Carson, (1907-1964) jumpstarted the movement to preserve the environment with her 1962 book, Silent Spring. In it, she deplored the unbridled use of pesticides that killed wildlife, poisoned rivers and upset the balance of nature. Unless Americans acted to curb the widespread use of DDT, she warned, we would soon face a spring when no bird songs could be heard.

Wrong. It was zoologist and writer Rachel Carson, (1907-1964) who jumpstarted the movement to preserve the environment with her 1962 book, Silent Spring. In it, she deplored the unbridled use of pesticides that killed wildlife, poisoned rivers and upset the balance of nature. Unless Americans acted to curb the widespread use of DDT, she warned, we would soon face a spring when no bird songs could be heard.

Lawyer and civil rights activist Marion Wright Edelman (1939-) founded the Children's Defense Fund.

Wrong. It was zoologist and writer Rachel Carson, (1907-1964) who jumpstarted the movement to preserve the environment with her 1962 book, Silent Spring. In it, she deplored the unbridled use of pesticides that killed wildlife, poisoned rivers and upset the balance of nature. Unless Americans acted to curb the widespread use of DDT, she warned, we would soon face a spring when no bird songs could be heard.

Pearl Buck, (1892-1973) wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Good Earth. Born in West Virginia and raised in China, she was a passionate promoter of East-West understanding.

Incorrect. The Dolly Vardens were the first women's baseball team, a group of African-American women, organized in Philadelphia in 1867. They wore red dresses and their ball was made of yarn.

No. The Dolly Vardens were the first women's baseball team, a group of African-American women, organized in Philadelphia in 1867. They wore red dresses and their ball was made of yarn.

Right! The Dolly Vardens were the first women's baseball team, a group of African-American women, organized in Philadelphia in 1867. They wore red dresses and their ball was made of yarn.

No, but good guess. Josephine Joy was the first woman to have a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. She was a Romantic painter and her exhibition ran at the Museum of Modern Art from June 12 through October 7, 1942.

Georgia O'Keefe's first solo show opened at a New York gallery called 291 in April 1917.

You're smart! Josephine Joy was a Romantic Painter and her exhibition ran at the Museum of Modern Art from June 12 through October 7, 1942.

Wrong. Josephine Joy was the first woman to have a solo exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. She was a Romantic painter and her exhibition ran at the Museum of Modern Art from June 12 through October 7, 1942.

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter most famous for her self-portraits and her marriage to Artist, Diego Rivera.

Correct! Edith Wharton (1862-1937) received the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1921 for her novel The Age of Innocence. In 1923, Wharton also became the first woman to receive an honorary L.H.D. (Doctorate of Humane Letters) degree from Yale.

No. Edith Wharton (1862-1937) received the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1921 for her novel The Age of Innocence. In 1923, Wharton also became the first woman to receive an honorary L.H.D. (Doctorate of Humane Letters) degree from Yale.

Nope. Edith Wharton (1862-1937) received the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1921 for her novel The Age of Innocence. In 1923, Wharton also became the first woman to receive an honorary L.H.D. (Doctorate of Humane Letters) degree from Yale.