Women's History Month

5. First Black woman in U.S. Congress.
7. The right to vote, won by U.S. women with the 19th Amendment in 1920.
10. The process of formally approving a law, such as the 19th Amendment.
11. The act of gaining freedom from oppression or inequality.
13. Suffragist who played a key role in the 19th Amendment and appeared on a U.S. dollar coin.
14. Civil rights leader known for refusing to give up her bus seat.
18. Encouraging and supporting women in gaining control over their lives.
19. Ensuring fair treatment and opportunities, not just equality.
20. First African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for environmental activism.

1. Unity and mutual support among those advocating for women's rights.
2. The advocacy of women's rights based on gender equality.
3. Leader of the British suffragette movement.
4. An enslaved woman who sued for and won her freedom in Massachusetts.
6. The concept that different aspects of identity (race, gender, class) shape experiences.
8. Civil rights activist who fought for Black voting rights and women's equality.
9. Pioneering physicist and chemist who discovered radium and polonium.
12. Abolitionist and leader of the Underground Railroad.
15. Taking direct action to promote or oppose social and political change.
16. The systemic barriers and injustices faced by marginalized groups.
17. Scientist whose X-ray diffraction research helped uncover DNA’s structure.