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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the Gross National Product between 1869 and 1899?

2. What did Ida B. Wells-Barnett claim robbed women of one of the most glorious advantages?

3. Who wrote "Voice of the South"?

4. What city did the lynching occur at the opening of the book?

5. What club was organized by Ida Wells-Barnett in 1913.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the chapter "The Quest for Woman Suffrage" state that women's suffrage was important?

2. What happened as a result of Ida B. Wellss' British tour?

3. What law did Virginia pass in regard to children born to Black female slaves and their masters?

4. What headlines ran on Christmas Day in 1884 in the "Daily Appeal"?

5. What opinion did "The Woman's Era" (1894) offer regarding the traditional roles of women?

6. What did the end of the chapter "Prelude to a Movement" state were the problems that educated Black women faced?

7. According to the chapter "Casting of the Die," how did English slave traders describe Black women?

8. What contradictions did Black women face when it came to supporting Booker T. Washington?

9. Why did many of the Baptist clergy state that the only place for women was in the church singing?

10. Why did the chapter "Defending Our Name" state that Ida B. Wells should have been pleased?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What issues caused controversy among supporters and opponents of the The Fifteenth Amendment? Why were those issues relevant?

Essay Topic 2

What impact did education have in the lives of Black women? Who were the key people involved in ensuring education for Black women was available? What did proper and higher education do for the advancement of Black women?

Essay Topic 3

One major success story, the story of Madame Walker, was described in the book. What was the story of Madame Walker? Who was she? Where did her success stem from? What did her success spearhead for Black women?

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