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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. Who was known as the "Uncrowned Queen of American Democracy"?

2. What, by order of the House of Burgesses, were masters of slaves able to do to their servants?

3. Who wrote an editorial in the newspaper "Free Speech" that spoke of the lynching of the grocer?

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

5. Who became dean of Howard University, was a founding member of the NAACP, and opposed women's suffrage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the goal of the CWPA?

2. After emancipation, what did both Black men and women escape from? (Not in regard to slavery itself.)

3. What incident moved W.E.B. Du Bois to praise Black women for their courage?

4. Although written to discuss the animal world, Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species" was consequently paralleled to human society. How was this explained?

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

6. At a women's rights meeting in Akron, Ohio, what was Sojourner Truth's message?

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

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

9. What did Robert Purvis say about the equality of sexes?

10. What were the differences between the Black and White women's organizations?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did interracial cooperation affect the equality movement? What problems were found to lie within interracial cooperation? What problems did interracial cooperation solve?

Essay Topic 2

Wartime for Black women was a very difficult period. Discuss the added problems that Black women faced during wartime. How did war change how Black women were seen by society? What changes did Black women make in response to the wars? What affect did war have on the Black woman and her family?

Essay Topic 3

How did mainstream society depict Black women in media? What issues did Black women have with these depictions? What did Black women do to change these media representations?

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