Upon completion of your quest, you may claim what is rightfully yours

at the end of the month.

During March we are hosting a scavengaer hunt. The quest is the find the answers scattered across

the library.

Name______________________ Contact Info__________________________________ (Please print clearly)

Name______________________ Contact Info__________________________________ (Please print clearly)

1. ___ An American poet, considered the first important Black writer in the U.S.

2. ___ Was the first woman to receive a medical degree.

3. ___ Was the first woman to go into space.

4. ___ First Black woman nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award.

5. ___ Playwright who wrote the first drama by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway.

6. ___ was responsible for making Thanksgiving a national holiday?

7. ___ A Civil War nurse that founded the American Red Cross.

8. ___ was a former slave that developed effective war and espionage strategies long before women served in the military.

9. ___ was the first woman to run for President of the United States?

10. ___ was America’s first female self-made millionaire?

1. ___ An American poet, considered the first important Black writer in the U.S.

2. ___ Was the first woman to receive a medical degree.

3. ___ Was the first woman to go into space.

4. ___ First Black woman nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award.

5. ___ Playwright who wrote the first drama by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway.

6. ___ was responsible for making Thanksgiving a national holiday?

7. ___ A Civil War nurse that founded the American Red Cross.

8. ___ was a former slave that developed effective war and espionage strategies long before women served in the military.

9. ___ was the first woman to run for President of the United States?

10. ___ was America’s first female self-made millionaire?

A. Madam C. J. Walker

B. Sally Ride

C. Harriet Tubman

D. Clara Burton

E. Elizabeth Blackwell

F. Victoria Woodhull

G. Sarah J. Hale

H. Phillis Wheatley

I. Lorraine Hansberry

J. Dorothy Dandridge

A. Madam C. J. Walker

B. Sally Ride

C. Harriet Tubman

D. Clara Burton

E. Elizabeth Blackwell

F. Victoria Woodhull

G. Sarah J. Hale

H. Phillis Wheatley

I. Lorraine Hansberry

J. Dorothy Dandridge

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Did you know?

Phillis Wheatley, an American poet, is

considered the first important Black writer

in the U.S.

Did you know?

Madam C. J. Walker was born to former slaves in Louisiana and orphaned at age seven, she supported herself washing laundry. Later, after losing some of her hair, Walker came up with a formula to grow hair and decided to market it. After years of hard work, she had a factory, training schools, and a national network of licensed sales agents selling her product, providing black women all over the nation with jobs. The total sales of her company during the final year of her life reached over $500,000, and with the value of her personal assets, she had over one million dollars. In addition to running a lucrative business, Walker worked with the NAACP and donated money to causes like the anti-lynching movement.

Did you know?

Dorothy Dandridge was the first Black woman nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award her performance in the 1954 film Carmen Jones.

Did you know?

Lorraine Hansberry, a playwright, wrote the first drama by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway.

Did you know?

Between 1850 and 1860, Harriet Tubman led 300 slaves to freedom in the North and Canada through her Underground Railroad. Tubman created a system of encoded letters, songs, and prayers for safe communication, forged travel passes, and used a variety of disguises for herself and the slaves she was guiding. During the Civil War, she frequently snuck across enemy lines to give information to union forces and she even led a regiment of black soldiers into battle. Tubman, the leading black abolitionist, also developed highly successful strategies for covert military action.

Did you know?

Victoria Woodhull became the first woman stockbroker in history when she opened Woodhull, Claflin & Company in 1870. The following year, she ran for President.

Did you know?

Clara Barton had lobbied for the establishment of the Red Cross since her service in the Civil War, and served as the organization’s president until 1904.

Did you know?

Sara J. Hale, a writer and the editor of a popular women’s magazine, Godey’s Ladies Journal, published numerous editorials urging several American presidents to nationalize the celebration of Thanksgiving. A New England resident, Sarah had always celebrated Thanksgiving because it had been a holiday in that part of the country since the 17th century and she thought it was important for everyone in the country to celebrate it. Sarah’s hard work paid off, and in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring Thanksgiving a national holiday.

Did you know?

Dr. Sally Ride studied astrophysics at Stanford University before beating out 1,000 other applicants for a spot in NASA's astronaut program. After rigorous training, Ride joined the Challenger shuttle mission on June 18, 1983, and became the first American woman in space.

Did you know?

Elizabeth Blackwell was born February 3, 1821, near Bristol, England. She moved with her family to the United States when she was 11. Despite opposition from both fellow students and the public, she became the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States. She created a medical school for women in the late 1860s. She later returned to England and set up a private practice there.

Did you know? 1-H

2-E

3 - B

4-J

5-I

6- G

7 – D

8-C

9 - F

10-A