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Urban Areas + Mass Culture + Women’s Struggles Flashcards

(11 cards)

1
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Describe public health in overpopulated working-class neighborhood

A
  • high child mortality rate
  • poor water quality
  • many children ingested unpasteurized milk
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What effort was introduced in the 1910s to solve the public health crisis?

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  • a water chlorination and filtration system was introduced

- clinics (Goutte de lait) distributed quality milk and information on public hygiene

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3
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What did municipalities do to improve hygiene and make urban life more pleasant?

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  • invested in garbage collection and construction of sewers

- developed parks to provide access to green space

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4
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What public services did the electrification of cities bring?

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  • tramways

- street lighting

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5
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Describe mass culture

A
  • 1920s
  • people now had access to the radio
  • movies became popular
  • novels of rural life emmerged
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6
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Describe women’s access to education in the early 20th century

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  • feminist activists believed in the importance of education for girls
  • the first classical college for girls (ecole d’enseignement supérieur) opened in 1908
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7
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When did women get the right to vote federally?

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1918

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8
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Describe women in the labour market in 1931

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  • women’s average wage was 56% that of men’s

- feminists fought for women to have access to careers as lawyers, accountants and doctors

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9
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Who did feminists often face strong opposition from?

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  • the clergy

- conservative nationalists

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10
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What were the clergy and conservative nationalists views on women’s right to vote?

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  • believed that politics were reserved for women

- believed that granting women the right to vote was a threat to the social order and family

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11
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Which feminists fought for women’s right to vote?

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  • idola saint-jean
  • marie lacoste
  • Eve circe côté
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