10-Question Quiz: Women's History Month

0:00We are doing a 10-question quiz each day, different theme each day, get two and a row right, and today you'll be able to choose between a Brian Laird Shell baseball cap or the loaf of Bobka from Russ and daughters that we're giving away as a thank-you gift only this morning. And today, in honor of the beginning of Women's History Month, the topic is New York Trail Blazing Women, who are, let's say, either from New York or made history in New York, New York Trail Blazing Women, so who wants to play? We're going to start with Heather and Brooklyn. Hey, Heather, ready to play? I'm ready. Okay, we'll start with an easy one. I hope this is easy. Who am I? And if you don't recognize the voice, I'll give you a clue, but maybe you won't need it.

1:00Who am I in this clip? I was raised in a Bronx public housing project, but studied at two of the nation's finest universities. Do you know it already? Oh, it doesn't sound like Shirley Chisholm. Could I have a hint? Yeah. I was appointed to the US Supreme Court by President Obama in 2009. She could honestly say. Got it. Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Absolutely right. Question two for the hat of the Bobka. I was the first woman elected to the US Senate from New York, winning my seat in the 2000 election. Do you need any more clues for this? I'll play a clip if you need it, but in this case, maybe the question is enough and you don't need the clip. First woman elected to the US Senate from New York in the year 2000. I'd love a clip. Here's the clip. I am honored today to announce my

2:08candidacy for the United States Senate from New York. Recognize the voice. I do, Senator Hillary Clinton. That is exactly right. Congratulations. Would you like the hat or the Bobka? Since I'm a proud owner of your hat already, Brian, I would love the Bobka, please. Heather, we're going to take your address off the earth. Thank you for playing. Let's try Bill and Harrington Park, New Jersey. Hi, Bill. Ready to play? I think I am. Okay. Question three, a little harder now. I am the first Asian American to represent New York in Congress, serving the sixth congressional district in Queens, first elected in 2012, still in office. Who am I? That's great, Ming. Oh, very good. You've got Grace Ming, right? Question four for the hat or the Bobka. Now some deeper history. I was the very first woman appointed to a presidential cabinet when she was sworn in as Secretary of Labor on March

3:134, 1933. A women's rights activist and labor reformer before that, she could say I was appointed to the New York Industrial Commission and the State Industrial Board in 1920s. Who am I? I got no little history to know this one, but very important person in history. That's Frances Perkins. Oh, you are good, Bill. Do you want the hat or the Bobka? I think I'll take the hat. Bill, thank you very much. We're going to take your address off the air. He's a non-breditarian, I guess. Hang on and we're going to go on to our next player and it's Ellen in Connecticut. Hi, Ellen, ready to play? I am. I hope the question's very easy as the first one. Oh, okay. Yes, by the way, I thought everybody was going to take the Bobka today, so I don't know. But all right, here we are. Let's see. In 1968, I was question five. In 1968, I became the first black woman ever

4:17elected to the United States Congress, representing New York's 12th District. Do you need any more than that? No, Shirley Chisholm. Shirley Chisholm is exactly right and in 1972, she became the first woman and first black candidate to seek a major party's nomination for president of the United States when she said this. I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud. I am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although I am a woman and I'm equally proud of that. So he got Shirley Chisholm right, question six for the hat of the Bobka and you're in Connecticut. Maybe this is going to be a little out of your portfolio of knowledge, but let's see. I served as the first female, first openly gay and first Irish American speaker of

5:18the New York City Council from 2006 to 2013. Do you know who I am? Oh, Christine Quinn. Christine Quinn is right. Paying attention from across state lines. Ellen, do you want the hat or the Bobka? Oh, Brian, definitely the hat. Oh, thank you. Sporting the BLS hat up there in Connecticut. Ellen, we're going to take your mailing address off the air. Let's go next to Rouge on the upper east side. Rouge, you're on WNYC. Ready to play? I'm nervous, but let's play. Okay. I was the first woman, question seven, nominated for vice president by a major US political party while I was a member of Congress from Queens. Need anymore? I believe that would be Geraldine Ferrell. Absolutely. It was.

6:23She was Walter Mondale's running mate in the 1984 presidential election. Question eight for the hat or the Bobka. In 1933, I became the first first lady to hold my own press conference in an attempt to afford equal time to women. Need any more than that? Oh, yeah, no, I believe I learned our words about it. Absolutely right. And she really transformed the role of first lady actively supporting the NAACP, for example, serving as the first US delegate to the UN General Assembly. So she had that role. And there you go. So would you like the hat or the Bobka? I would love the hat. Another hat where Rouge, thank you very much. We're going to take your address off the air. I really thought everyone was going to take the Bobka. So I am happy for the enduring popularity of Brian Laugh show baseball cap. And let's see

7:27how about Peter and Livingston, New Jersey who's been hanging for a while. Hi, Peter, ready to play? Yeah, I am. Let's go Brian. Good question nine. In addition to being a trailblazing American abolitionist and women's rights activist, in 1828, I became the first black woman to win a lawsuit against a white man ever in the United States following the illegal sale of my son. Very famous black woman from that era, 1800s. Need anymore? I'm worried I might. This could be one of the harder ones. At the 1851, women's rights convention in Akron, Ohio, I gave a very famous speech, probably the thing that she's most well known for, titled, Ain't I a Woman about the intersection of racism and sexism? Do you know?

8:39Sorry, three, two, one. Sorry, did you say your name there? I didn't hear it. I'm sorry, but I'm sure it's wrong. Peter, sorry about that. The answer was so Jonah truth. So we have one question left to go. And we have James and Los Angeles. Hello from the East Coast, James, the right coast, as some might say. Do you say that out there? We say left, we say left coast here. Do you say right coast there when we're fine? It's not as common as it doesn't have the ring, right? But you get the luxury because we only have one question left in the quiz of getting one in a row right and you win the hat or the bobcat. And here's the question. In 1856, I was the New York representative of the American Anti-Slavery Society, though I'm much better known for my work for women's rights. Later, my image was the first of any woman to

9:44have official US government dollar value. Who am I? Oh, Susan B. Anthony. Susan B. Anthony is right. Of course, the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin, that as well as the other history that I gave. So would you like to wear a brain layer show baseball cap in LA or get some bobcass and coast to coast? Oh, we lost James's line. James, just call back and we'll take your address off the air. There you go, folks. That's our 10 question quiz for today. We'll do another one at the same time on another theme in the membership drive tomorrow. Stay with us. Since WNYC's first broadcast in 1924, we've been dedicated to creating the kind of content we know the world needs. Since then, New York Public Radio's rigorous journalism has gone on to win a Peabody Award and a Dupont Columbia Award, among others. In addition to this award-winning reporting, your sponsorship also supports inspiring storytelling and extraordinary music that is free and accessible to all. To get in

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