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     Learn about how these noteworthy women have contributed to our society in various ways, by following the links below.  Print this answer sheet to write your answers:

1.  For what was Elizabeth Blackwell famous?

2.  Who was the first African-American woman to travel to space?  On what shuttle did she fly, and when was her mission?

3.  Look for science writer Rachel Louise Carson on the web site "Distinguished Women of Past and Present."  On what did she focus in her book Silent Spring?  (Hint: Use the Search by Name link and look under C.)

4.  Using the same site above, find an entry for French heroine Joan of Arc.   How did she achieve fame as a teenager?  (Hint:  Look through names sorted under J.)

5.  Elizabeth Cady Stanton was influential in the fight for women's rights.  What was the name of her women's-rights newspaper?

6.  Search Encyclopedia Britannica's Web site for Amelia Earhart.  What was her main accomplishment?  (Hint:  Up top, there is a field for searching.   Type in her name and hit the Find button.)

7.  Now do a search for American writer Harriet Beecher Stowe.  Why was her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin important?  (Hint:  Use the search field again).

8.  What important organization did Civil War nurse Clara Barton help found?

9.  Who held two records as the world's fastest woman?

This Cyberhunt was taken from Electronic Learning magazine.

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Sandy Beck
Instructional Technology Specialist
March, 2000