Society (+ Domestic Policies) Flashcards
How many women made up the House of Commons in 1970?
4%
The Female Eunuch
Published in 1970 by Germaine Greer, it argued that women were oppressed by men and that this was exercised through the way in which society was organised and that it was internalised by women
When was Miss World protested?
1970
What was founded in 1971 and by whom?
Erin Pizzey founded Chiswick Women’s aid, a West London refuge for women who were victims of domestic abuse.
Equal Pay Act
1970 - although loopholes were still found
Membership of what party grew in the 70s? Where did they receive votes in the double digits and how much was this percentage?
The National Front - in the 1973 by election they gained 16% of the vote in West Bromwich West
Immigration Act
1971 - employment vouchers from the 1962 immigration act were replaced by work permits
Where did Greenpeace sail in 1972?
Greenpeace volunteers sailed to a base where the French were conducting nuclear tests and photographs showed violence used against these volunteers and this generated public sympathy for the organisation
Water (Control and Prevention of Pollution) Act
1974 - intended to maintain and restore the health of the water in Britain
What was established in 1970 with regards to the environment?
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution
When and where was there a march for equal pay?
1971 in both London and Liverpool
What were the different branches of feminism?
Radical feminism and socialist feminism
Discrepancy in men and women’s wages in 1970?
Women’s wages were 53% of men’s wages
When did birth control become available on the NHS?
1971
By 1974 how many commonwealth citizens had come to the UK?
Over one million
