20 Questions Game 291

[Hominidae]

Born after 1850?

Yes.

Is the person on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:19th-century_American_women ?

Edit: Or on any of the following subcategory lists under the above list: 19th-century African-American women‎, 19th-century American women journalists, 19th-century American women politicians‎, or 19th-century American women writers‎?

Yes, this person is in at least one of those categories.

Born in Mexico, Central America, or the Carribean?

No, but this only eliminates Puerto Rico and Cuba.

How so? Mexico and Central America are parts of North America

They are not part of Europe, Canada, or the United States.

So to be clear, this person was either born in the contiguous United States or Alaska, or born in Canada but somehow not Canadian.

[DreamTrawler]

Clarification question: is fiction writing included under the umbrella of the arts?

[Aristocrat]

Was this person born in a state (or on land that later became part of a state) that Trump won in the 2020 US general presidential election?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election

If yes: Free guess - Helen Keller

[Hominidae]

Was this person born in a state (or on land that later became part of a state) that Trump won in the 2020 US general presidential election?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election

If yes: Free guess - Helen Keller

Yes and yes! Well done.

[wintergreen]

I might be wrong, but I think she was able to talk before contracting meningitis.

[DreamTrawler]

Wow, nice one. I was completely on the wrong track and thought maybe it was someone whose first language was Creole or Gullah Geechee or something

[Aristocrat]

Wow, nice one. I was completely on the wrong track and thought maybe it was someone whose first language was Creole or Gullah Geechee or something

The English as a native language pass was the key for sure, pre-1850 I thought maybe someone from the French or Spanish colonies in what is now the US, after 1850 the list gets smaller...

Nice pick and the next one will be up in a minute

[Hominidae]

I might be wrong, but I think she was able to talk before contracting meningitis.

This is why I ultimately went with "yes". But nineteen months is pretty young.

[JECE]

Primarily known for involvement in politics, government, military, or religion?

Pass.

Because she was an open socialist