Women's Rights Philosophers in the Ancient World
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What was the most radical demand made by Sojourner Truth in her 11 resolutions?

  • The right to inheritance for all women
  • The right to political rights for all women
  • The right to education for all women
  • The right to vote for all women (correct)

Where was Sojourner Truth's famous 'Ain't I a Woman' speech delivered?

  • Liverpool, England
  • Akron, Ohio (correct)
  • Georgia, United States
  • Seneca Falls, New York

What did Sojourner Truth promote instead of dedicating her life to women's rights?

  • Education and healthcare for women
  • Equal pay and workplace equality for women
  • Political rights and social reform for women
  • Abolitionism and land-distribution program for former slaves (correct)

What was the first major triumph claimed by American feminism?

<p>Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Simone de Beauvoir highlight in her 1949 work 'The Second Sex'?

<p>The oppression and characterization of women as 'the Other' by men (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of liberal, or mainstream, feminism mentioned in the text?

<p>Integration of women into the power structure at an institutional level (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who challenged prevailing attitudes toward women with a bold call for female education in late 14th- and early 15th-century France?

<p>Christine de Pisan (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who published 'Epistolae familiares' (1488; 'Personal Letters')?

<p>Laura Cereta (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where was the first women’s rights convention held in July 1848?

<p>Seneca Falls, New York (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who drew up the 'Declaration of Sentiments' that guided the Seneca Falls Convention?

<p>Elizabeth Cady Stanton (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Sojourner Truth's most radical demand

The right to vote for all women.

Where Sojourner Truth delivered her famous 'Ain't I a Woman' speech

Akron, Ohio.

Sojourner Truth's priority over women's rights

Abolitionism and land-distribution program for former slaves.

First major triumph of American feminism

Passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution.

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Simone de Beauvoir's focus in 'The Second Sex'

The oppression and characterization of women as 'the Other' by men.

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Focus of liberal or mainstream feminism

Integration of women into the power structure at an institutional level.

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Christine de Pisan's challenge to prevailing attitudes toward women

Boldly advocated for female education in late 14th- and early 15th-century France.

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Laura Cereta's contribution to women's voices

Published 'Epistolae familiares' (1488; 'Personal Letters').

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Location of the first women's rights convention in July 1848

Seneca Falls, New York.

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Drafter of the 'Declaration of Sentiments' for the Seneca Falls Convention

Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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