QUIZ: How Well Do You Know These Latina Icons?
It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and we’re putting you to the test — how well do you know these Latina icons? Take this quiz and share your results with us on social media!
Which icon was the first Latina inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame?
a. Ellen Ochoa
b. Dolores Huerta
c. Sonia Sotomayor
d. Linda G. Alvarado
Which president nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the US District Court of the Southern District of New York, marking her lifelong journey as a judge?
a. George H. W. Bush
b. Bill Clinton
c. Ronald Reagan
d. George W. Bush
What is Jovita Idar most known for?
a. Founding La Liga Feminil Mexicaista (the League of Mexican Women)
b. Advocating for women's rights and suffrage
c. Enabling the education of Mexican American students
d. All of the above
LWV member Isamar Garcia-Hernandez and Dolores Huerta
What year did Sylvia Rivera and her partner in advocacy Marsha P. Johnson start the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR)?
a. 1963
b. 1975
c. 1971
d. 1968
Catherine Cortez Masto is the first woman to represent her state in the Senate and the first Latina elected to the Senate. Which state does she represent?
a. Arizona
b. Colorado
c. New Mexico
d. Nevada
What is the name of the case in the 1947 landmark ruling that prohibited segregation in California public schools?
a. Brown v. Board of Education
b. Mendez v. Westminster
c. Hernandez v. Texas
d. None of the above
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