Month of March Special Feature = Women's History Month

Cynny Nym
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Type in and submit the 12 answers (4 in each puzzle) in the boxes BELOW the puzzle. When you hit the "Submit" button at the bottom of this page, you will get immediate feedback with both the correct answers and the use of the words in context. There are word banks for most puzzles to assist you in your personal vocabulary acquisition. Click Directions for more detailed instructions. We have compiled some questions and answers."

We have two other activities using the 12 puzzle words:




Puzzle #1 - Directions
Featured below are several extraordinary women; Dian Fossey, Helen Keller, Florence Nightingale and Amelia Earhart.
Solve the puzzle by placing the answer BELOW the image and using the root/cell.

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Puzzle #1 "text":

PUZZLE #1 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

Your answer 1
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Auntie Nym
"Hi, I'm Auntie Nym, Professor Emeritus at Vocabulary University®.
The 4 famous women in history in the puzzle ABOVE (Dian Fossey, Helen Keller, Florence Nightingale and Amelia Earhart) are of renown. Can you match them to the facts below? Their birth date and death are in parentheses.




  • a=Dian Fossey, b=Helen Keller, c=Florence Nightingale, d=Amelia Earhart
  • 1 - the founder of the nursing profession (1820-1910)
  • 2 - one of the most famous advocates for the blind (1897-1968)
  • 3 - an aviator whose accomplishments were ahead of most people in her time (1897-1937)
  • 4 - a primatologist working with the mountain gorillas in Rwanda (1932-1985)
Answers: 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a

Puzzle #2 - Directions
Featured below are several women who deserve special recognition; Sarah Winnemucca, Susan B. Anthony, Mary Wollstonecraft and Harriet Tubman.
Solve the puzzle by placing the answer BELOW the image and using the root/cell.

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Puzzle #2 "text":

PUZZLE #2 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

Your answer 5
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Dick Shinary
"Hi, I'm Dick Shinary, Chancellor of Literacy at Vocabulary University."
The 4 famous women in history in the puzzle ABOVE (Sarah Winnemucca, Susan B. Anthony, Mary Wollstonecraft and Harriet Tubman) are noted for many things. Can you match them to the facts below?




  • a=Sarah Winnemucca, b=Susan B. Anthony, c=Mary Wollstonecraft, d=Harriet Tubman
  • 1 - the woman known as the "Moses of her people"
  • 2 - the only women honored on US currency
  • 3 - the author who wrote the "bible" of the women's rights movement
  • 4 - a city in Nevada named because of her accomplishments
Answers: 1 - d, 2 - b, 3 - c, 4 - a

Puzzle #3 - Directions
Another four women who deserve special recognition are: Bessie Smith, Marie Curie, Harriet Beecher-Stowe and Indira Gandhi.
Solve the puzzle by placing the answer BELOW the image and using the root/cell.

Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Puzzle #3 "text":

PUZZLE #3 - Rooty*Hoot*Hoot® - Answer Sheet.

Your answer 9
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Crossword
"Hi, I'm Crossword, the Mascot at Vocabulary University.
The 4 famous women in history in the puzzle ABOVE (Bessie Smith, Marie Curie, Harriet Beecher-Stowe and Indira Gandhi) are also noted for many things. Can you match them to the facts below?




  • a=Bessie Smith, b=Marie Curie, c=Harriet Beecher-Stowe, d=Indira Gandhi
  • 1 - the first woman to receive a second Nobel Prize in 1911
  • 2 - the leader of the world's largest democracy for 22 years starting in 1966
  • 3 - the author who lived during the Civil War and wrote about slavery
  • 4 - the "Queen of the Blues" for her records, radio and vaudeville work
Answers: 1 - b, 2 - d, 3 - c, 4 - a

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We want to acknowledge that the word definitions in these puzzles are used with the permission of Random House Inc. and most come from their "Random House Webster's College Dictionary".


The graphics for this Women's History content have been created by Jorge Calamato. A portfolio of his graphics can be seen by clicking Jorge.
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Reminder:
Don't forget to complete other activities and educational exercises from our current Session #138:

Contextual Stories: ["S138Level 1 Story"] -- ["S138Level 2 Story"] -- ["S138Level 3 Story"]
Definition MATCH: ["S138Level 1-Match"] -- ["S138Level 2-Match"] -- ["S138Level 3-Match"]
Crosswords: ["S138Level 1 C/W"] -- ["S138Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S138Level 3 C/W"]
Find the Words: ["S138Level 1 WF"] -- ["S138Level 2 WF"] -- ["S138Level 3 WF"]
Fill-in-the-Blanks: ["S138Level 1-FITB"] -- ["S138Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S138Level 3-FITB"]
Is It True or False?: ["S138Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S138Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S138Level 3 T/F"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S138Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S138Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S138Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Return to interactive puzzles at: ["S138 Level 1"] -- ["S138 Level 2"] -- ["S138 Level 3"]



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