Question

This woman sent a letter to the New York Times complaining about being called “Mrs. Putnam” rather than her birth name. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this woman who celebrated other women pioneers in her field in her memoir The Fun of It. This woman died en route to Howland Island.
ANSWER: Amelia Earhart [or Amelia Mary Earhart]
[10e] This close friend of Amelia Earhart filed for a piloting permit after a flight with her. Following the death of her husband in 1945, this former First Lady served as ambassador to the UN.
ANSWER: Eleanor Roosevelt [or ER; or Anna Eleanor Roosevelt]
[10h] Earhart was a member of the National Woman’s Party, whose members included these protestors who picketed the White House during the Woodrow Wilson presidency.
ANSWER: Silent Sentinels [accept the Sentinels of Liberty; prompt on suffragettes or suffragists]
<Michael Bentley, History - American - 1865-1945&gt; ~22136~ &lt;Editor: Arjun Nageswaran>

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