Think you know history?

Published Friday August 8th, 2008

Over the next few months, This Week will test our readers' knowledge of women's history in New Brunswick with questions from 'Celebrating Achievers: A Quiz on New Brunswick Women's History', published by the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women in 2002.

11. Who was the first N.B. woman elected in a federal riding?

12. The first N.B. woman to win in a provincial election was elected in Riverview in 1967. What was her name?

13. Name the first woman appointed as a judge in N.B.

14. What was the name of the first female lawyer accepted to the N.B. bar?

15. Name the first woman to graduate from a teacher training school in N.B.

Answers to these five questions can be found on page 20. The complete 45-question quiz can be viewed on the Council's website at www.acswcccf.nb.ca.

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