Which Mount Holyoke Woman Are You?

7 Questions | By Marya303 | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 2219

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Mary Lyon

Founder of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1837. She felt strongly about the integration of intellectual and moral education for women. Mary Lyon changed the face of women’s education forever. Want to find out more about your Mount Holyoke soul sister? Visit the ASC in the basement of Dwight! http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/mountholyoke/mshm282_main.html

Virginia Apgar

MHC class of 1929. Virginia Apgar was the developer of the Apgar score test still used in hospitals to assess newborn babies. This has greatly reduced infant mortality worldwide. Want to find out more about your Mount Holyoke soul sister? Visit the ASC in the basement of Dwight! http://asteria.fivecolleges.edu/findaids/mountholyoke/mshm192_main.html

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Questions and Answers

1.

What was/ is your major in college?
- A.
  
  Education
- B.
  
  Biology
- C.
  
  Gender Studies
- D.
  
  Theatre
- E.
  
  Chemistry and Physics
- F.
  
  English
- G.
  
  International Relations
- H.
  
  Philosophy
2.

What is your dream career?
- A.
  
  College President
- B.
  
  Physician
- C.
  
  Professor
- D.
  
  Activist
- E.
  
  Playwright
- F.
  
  Anything where you get to work in the White House
3.

What are you passionate about?
- A.
  
  Intellectual challenge and moral purpose
- B.
  
  Health of newborn babies
- C.
  
  World peace and women's suffrage
- D.
  
  Political action through drama
- E.
  
  Labor laws and union issues
- F.
  
  Written composition
- G.
  
  Marine biology
- H.
  
  International politics
- I.
  
  Medical ethics
4.

Where would you most enjoy living?
- A.
  
  Rural Massachusetts
- B.
  
  New York City
- C.
  
  Washington D.C.
5.

What will your claim to fame be?
- A.
  
  Your face on a stamp
- B.
  
  Creating a groundbreaking medical test
- C.
  
  Winning Tony Award AND a Pulitzer Prize (beat that!)
- D.
  
  Write one of the most influential political documents in U.S. history
- E.
  
  Become a highly debated literary genius
- F.
  
  Have a Mount Holyoke building named after you
- G.
  
  Advise the President of the United States on policy decisions
6.

What are your views on feminism?
- A.
  
  I’m pretty progressive for my time, but please still act like a lady
- B.
  
  I like to avoid the organized women’s movement
- C.
  
  I'm basically the face of the feminist movement
- D.
  
  I have no opinions about the outside world
- E.
  
  It's a necessity
7.

You're most likely to be heard saying . . .
- A.
  
  Women should "walk one mile after breakfast."
- B.
  
  “Women are liberated from the time they leave the womb.”
- C.
  
  “The signature of a truly enviable woman is the tenacity and continuity of her women friends.”
- D.
  
  “Being a woman has only bothered me in climbing trees.”
- E.
  
  “Where thou art, that is home.”
- F.
  
  “We need more creative policy around incentivizing affordable child care.”
- G.
  
  “We should all take it personally when social and political realities deny women full participation in the public sphere.”