Can You Name These 9 Historical Figures?

Take this quiz to find out if you know who these very important people are!

Answer #5:

If you guessed Alexander Graham Bell then you are correct! Bell’s inventions and experiments were initially to help the deaf, as his mother had lost nearly all her hearing. Then Bell wanted to perfect the telegraph by creating a device that could intake more than one message at a time. Over time he became fixated on the idea of transmitting the human voice and began work on creating the telephone. Just imagine the world today without his invention!

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Question #6:

Orphaned before the age of ten, this formidable figure went on to have her own radio show and to make headlines on a regular basis. She was also an author, writing about subjects ranging from children’s books to politics. Can you guess who this person is? Click the NEXT PAGE button to see if you’re right!

Via/ Library of Congress
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