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International Women's Day Trivia

From Zetkin to mimosa cake, prove your March 8 history is more than a purple hashtag.

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

On what date is International Women’s Day observed worldwide?

March 8

Which British suffrage campaigner founded the WSPU, whose motto was “Deeds, not words”?

Emmeline Pankhurst

Which civil rights activist refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955?

Rosa Parks

In 1975, during International Women’s Year, the UN held its first World Conference on the Status of Women in which city?

Mexico City

Which Indian diplomat and politician became the first woman elected president of the UN General Assembly?

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit