Frances Dana Barker Gage
This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.
publication date: Friday, July 3, 2026 (part of July 2026)
category: 
Activism
clue: She wasn't a lawyer from Massachusetts. She was a universal suffragist and abolitionist who refused to sit on her fanny in the face of injustice, until an accident forced it.
explanation: Gage was a lifelong advocate for all adults to have the right to vote regardless of race or gender, particularly freed slaves, though she was crippled for the final 20 years after a carriage accident. She authored three books for children under the pen name Aunt Fanny: Fanny at School, Fanny's Birthday, and Fanny's Journey. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Richard Slominsky
trivia: This goo was inspired by founding father Francis Dana.
You're Not My Real Founding Fathers!: America loves its Founding Fathers, and the nation's 250th anniversary makes for a fine opportunity to celebrate them. But wait—who are these imitators? These are actors, and musicians, and authors, and athletes! Their John Hancocks are very similar, but these aren't the real Founding Fathers! Starting apropos on Father's Day, here are a whopping fifty goos to challenge your knowledge of patriotic trivia. Can you identify these fifty fake signatories to a Declaration of Independence that never was? With luck, you\ll hold these goos to be self-evident.Similar Goos
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George Washington Carver
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Rosa Parks
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