Cyberhunt Kids

DIRECTIONS To celebrate Women's History Month, learn about noteworthy women by visiting these Web sites. Click on the links to find the answers to the questions below. Write your answers on a piece of paper or on the reproducible provided by your teacher.
	1. For what was Elizabeth Blackwell famous? 2. Who was the first African-American woman to travel in space? On what shuttle did she fly, and when was her mission? 3. Look for science writer Rachel Louise Carson on the Web site "Distinguished Women of Past and Present." On what did she focus in her book Silent Spring? (Hint: Use the Search by Name link and look under C.) 4. Using the same site as above, find an entry for French heroine Joan of Arc. How did she achieve fame as a teenager? (Hint: Look through names sorted under J.) 5. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was influential in the fight for women's rights. What was the name of her women's-rights newspaper?
6. Search Encyclopedia Britannica's Web site for Amelia Earhart. What was her main accomplishment? (Hint: Use the search field up top. Type in her name and hit the Find button.) 7. Now do a search for American writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. Why was her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin important? (Hint: Use the search field again.) 8. What important organization did Civil War nurse Clara Barton help found? 9. Who held two records as the world's fastest woman?
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