I know Cleopatra is much more famous, but it's sad to see her recognized on a quiz about important women before Hatshepsut, who actually accomplished a lot during her reign as pharoah, came earlier, and ultimately is a better role model as well.
I almost didn't try Cleopatra because I don't think of her as being a pharaoh of ancient Egypt. But I suppose she was...she called herself such, anyway. However, I wouldn't really know the names of the female pharaohs who were actually Egyptian (and in ancient times). I should learn more about them.
There really weren't any. Egypt didn't allow female rulers. Hatshepsut did some serious political manoeuvring to get that title, and as far as I know she was the only one until Cleopatra. At least, that's what our tour guide told us when we visited her temple. (Hatshepsut, I mean)
Because of Thorvald's campaign I now enter Sklodowska whenever asked to identify Marie Curie, why not? and it does help to distinguish her from her husband who was famous for the same research. But then in fairness, Roberts should be allowed for Margaret Thatcher, she never 'gave up' her maiden name, it is merely convention to use the husband's surname. Oh... won't the following need to be allowed: Kasner, Higgins, Mabovitch, Nehru, Goldstein, Moffit and Ross, just for this quiz?
I agree. She's referred to by Skłodowska or by both surnames in her native country and she herself signed in such a way and was proud of her heritage, for which reason she's increasingly called that in English too.
I don't believe in scrubbing history of its unsavory parts. That said, I don't believe Margaret Sanger was racist and I feel like this accusation is very uncharitable.
She was, at best, a eugenicist with very questionable views of "unfit" members of society, including "slavs, Hebrews, Latins," and "the Negro." Some of her writings are pretty disturbing. I agree with quizmaster though, you can't scrub history. Many women on this list aren't exactly angels.
Like how in english almost all names are anglicized from its original?...
and yes other language do that to, but that doesnt discredit the argument, it only adds to it.
The original form of elizabeth is actually elisheva (hebrew). All other names are derivations. (but yes that is not the name the queen was given at birth)
Theresa May is now the Prime Minister... Should the clue be changed? Angela Merkel is still the German Chancellor and she is on here so Theresa May is an equally valid answer for the first question.
I tried May first, but after it didn't work, I went with Thatcher. Having said so, though, I agree it probably should be reworded to eliminate May--maybe *first* female PM or "groundbreaking" if first is too obvious?
Angela Merkel is probably the most powerful woman alive. Some leaders do not rate historically, but I think she will when history looks back on this era.
Please accept "Sklodowska" and "Sklodowska-Curie" as well. To call her - against her will! - only by her husband's name is a kinda sexist Western European tradition, since it is a passive-aggressive acknowledgement that a woman is not capable to do things on her own. In this particular case, it dilutes the tremendous amount of work she has done and it puts her in the shade of her husband.
No, you only CHOOSE to think of it that way. It's that kind of wacko, hyper-sensitive, ultra political correctness that got Trump elected. Keep it up, and you'll win him a second term.
The Trump part was over simplistic...and meant as a joke. Sorry if you missed it. But the point remains that many people are tired of the hypersensitive, victim attitude exemplified by skatael and that being offended, especially when no offense was intended, is a choice.
Is Maria Sklodowska on record as having said that she did not want to be referred to as Marie Curie? And as regards your feminist argument, is it passive-aggressive to refer to Margaret Thatcher using that surname?
Some quizzes on this site are way too US-centric. You can't have world leaders and nobel prize winners next to someone who opened the first birth control clinic and an actresse.
Yet another anti-US comment. I find it far more interesting to consider Margaret Sanger (née Higgins) than to have once again to enter Queens Elizabeth and Victoria or Catherine the Great. And if Sanger is bothering you, well let's have Marie Stopes instead....except that anachronists everywhere will want to exclude her from consideration as well.
Margaret Sanger was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 31 times. The organization she founded was the first such organization in the world and did important work worldwide. Stop being such an ignorant yob and try looking something up instead of complaining about it maybe.
I'm surprised no one has noticed the biggest error on this quiz: the Tudor queen who ruled England (I don't want to spoil the answer for cheaters looking in the comments, unlike the rest of you) reigned for 44 years, not 54. Just a small thing, but we are talking about a ten year difference there.
This is one of the easiest ones I've taken for which I got 5 stars (got all right), and yet only 4.9% have scored 20/20. Although, I did get lucky with my neural secretaries pulling "Sanger" out of the hat. Sometimes when my noggin' isn't working all that well, I might not have happened upon that so luckily.
and yes other language do that to, but that doesnt discredit the argument, it only adds to it.
The original form of elizabeth is actually elisheva (hebrew). All other names are derivations. (but yes that is not the name the queen was given at birth)
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