The Texas Tech University Women’s Studies Program is celebrating Black History Month by showcasing women past, present and future. Taking inspiration from the National Women’s History Project, we honor women who helped and are continuing to help create a better world for the times in which they lived as well as for future generations.
Throughout the month of February & March, we will test your knowledge of the history of women and women’s achievements through an online trivia game.
Quiz #4
16. Who was first black woman to win a tennis championship at Wimbledon and at the U.S. Open?
17. Who was the first black woman to write a Broadway play (1959) which was made into a movie (1961), “A Raisin in the Sun”?
18. Who was the first black concert pianist to play with a European orchestra in 1904?
19. Who was first woman of color to go into space on the shuttle Endeavor in 1992?
20. Who was the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. Cabinet - as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Carter in 1977, and then served as Secretary of Health and Human Services in 1979?
Answers:
For answers to today’s quiz go to the Women’s Studies Program web site at: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/wstudies/events_womensblackhistory_quiz.php
The Women’s Studies Program is a part of the Division of Institutional Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement.
You can also join our group page on Facebook: Texas Tech University Women's Studies Program and Twitter: @TTUWSP
CONTACT: Patricia Earl, coordinator, Women’s Studies Program, Texas Tech University, (806) 742-4335, or patricia.a.earl@ttu.edu
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Posted:
2/20/2017
Originator:
Patricia Earl
Email:
patricia.a.earl@ttu.edu
Department:
Womens Studies Program
Event Information
All Day Event
Event Date: 2/28/2017
Location:
Texas Tech University
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