Women’s Equality Day Virtual Scavenger Hunt

Commemorate Women's Equality Day by going on a Virtual Scavenger Hunt with us! When you have
completed the scavenger hunt, email it to womenctr@louisville.edu by Friday August 27th by 5pm. The
first 20 who send in their completed form will win a prize. Stop by our Women’s Equality Day event on
August 31st to receive your prize. *Prizes are for UofL students, faculty & staff, but we encourage the
community to participate too! 

Optional, but encouraged: Share your finds on social media and tag us so we can celebrate these women
and acknowledge their fight for the right to vote! We will be sharing your photos on our Instagram and
Facebook.

1. In 1920, the 19th Amendment was passed giving (White) Women the right to the vote. But not
all women were granted this right. Visit the page Not All Women Gained the Vote in 1920. a.
What is something you learned and found interesting? Do we all have the right to the vote now?

2. Go to the 19th Amendment by State page. Find you state or territory and click on it. (If you are
not from the U.S., choose a place you would like to visit!) a. When did that state ratify the 19th
Amendment? b. List something you learned that you found interesting c. Share a picture of your
state with the information you found! Tag @uoflwomencenter.

3. Visit the page 20 Suffragists to Know for 2020. Pick one of the suffragists listed and read their
story. a. Name them and list something you learned that you found interesting.  b. Share a
picture of them with the information you found! Tag @uoflwomencenter.

4. Visit the page Black Women and the Fight for Voting Rights.. a. Name a woman who was
instrumental in fighting for the right to vote for women and in particular, Black women. What is
something you learned that you found interesting? b. Share a picture of them with the
information you found! Tag @uoflwomencenter.

5. Visit the pageThe Very Queer History of the Suffrage Movement. a. Name a woman who was
instrumental in fighting to the right to vote. What is something you found interesting?  b. Share
a picture of them with the information you found!

6. Visit the page  Representation with a Hyphen: Latinas in the Fight for Women's Suffrage. a.
Name a woman who was instrumental in fighting for the right to vote. What is something you
found interesting? b. Share a picture of them with the information you found!

7. Visit the page Mabel Ping-Hua Lee: How Chinese-American Women Helped Shape the Suffrage
Movement. a. Name something you learned and found interesting. 
 8. Visit the Kentucky Woman Suffrage Project website. Got to Gallery of Suffragists. a. Name a
woman who was instrumental in the fight to vote for women in Kentucky. i. Where did she live
(i.e. Louisville)? List something you learned that you found interesting. b. Share a picture of
them with the information you found! Tag @uoflwomencenter.

9. Visit the Kentucky Woman Suffrage Project website. Got to Votes for Women Trail. a. Name 1
location that is on the trail. Have you been there before?

10. Name someone who you think is a modern-day suffragist and why. b. Share their picture! Tag
@uoflwomencenter.

11. Share your thoughts on the women of the suffrage movement and voting rights today. 

OPTIONAL:

1. Fill out the “I’m Voting because…” sign and take a photo of your sign or share it written. a.
Share your picture! Tag @uoflwomencenter.