1. International Women’s Day was first established by the Socialist International (Second International) in solidarity with an early twentieth-century strike of women workers in

c. New York.

2. Which of the following women was a CPUSA activist?

a. Claudia Jones
b. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
c. Edna Griffin
d. All of the above

3. Contrary to conventional wisdom, women were among the most militant organizers of labor in American history. Which one of the following women was not a major working-class leader?

d. Phyllis Schlafly. Schlafly was the bane of the women’s movement during the 1970s and opposed the Equal Rights Amendment.

4. As peace activists, women have played a leading role in serving as founders and leaders of the peace movement. These include which of the following?

a. Jane Addams and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom in WWI
b. Bella Abzug and the Women’s Strike for Peace (1960)
c. Australian Dr. Helen Caldicott and the national campaign in the U S. for a Nuclear Freeze (1981)
d. All of the above

5. “Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.” Who said this?

b. Dolores Huerta. Learn more about this inspiring labor activist here.

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