Women Flashcards
What was the role of women under the Tsars?
- Women were the property of their husbands.
- Women had virtually no rights.
- Men were legally allowed to beat their wives.
- Divvorce was illegal
What was the role of women under Lenin?
- In 1920, abortion was legalised and divorce was made easier. By the mid 1920’s Russia had the highest divorce rate in Europe.
- Divorce was usually initiated by men and resulted in pregnant women being abandoned.
- However, women still were not equal to men. Most women worked in unskilled labour and on average, women worked 5 hours on domestic tasks a day.
- By 1929, the number of women in industrial labour was practically the same as it had been in 1930.
What was the role of women under Stalin?
- In 1936, divorce was made harder and abortion was outlawed.
- Mothers with 6 children received extra cash payments.
- Women contributed significantly to the war effort, with some industries having 80% of their workers being women.
- Over 1 million women served in the armed forces.
- In 1944, the Distinctions to Mother Heroines scheme was introduced, which resulted in women with more than 10 children being given substantial financial rewards.
What was the role of women under Khrushchev?
Women returned to having a more domestic role
When was abortion legalised?
In 1920
When was divorce made easier ?
In 1920
When did Russia have the highest divorce rate in europe?
By the mid 1920’s
when was divorce made harder?
In 1936
When was abortion outlawed?
In 1936
Under who did Mothers with 6 children receive extra cash payments?
Lenin
During WW2, what percentage of workers in certain industries consist of women ?
Over 80%
When was the Distinctions to Mother Heroines scheme introduced?
In 1944
What was the Distinctions to Mother Heroines scheme ?
a scheme that resulted in women with more than 10 children being given substantial financial rewards.
