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U.S. Women's History, Progress, and Resistance Flashcards

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Seneca Falls Convention of 1848

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First women’s rights convention and beginning of the U.S. Women’s Movements

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Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions

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Based on U.S. Declaration of Independence
Signed by 68 women and 32 men
Authored of Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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First Wave of the Women’s Movement

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Late 19th into early 20th century
Opened opportunities for many women.. but not all women
First wave focused on White, middle class women
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Suffrage

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Suffragists

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Abolitionists

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a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.

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What started in the 1890s?

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Black Women’s Club Movement

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Who and why did they start the Black Women’s Club Movement

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Ida B. Wells-Barnett

To end lynching

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Black women’s club addressed what

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Similar concerns as the White Women’s Club (health, sanitation, education, and women’s suffrage).
Also focused on racism and racial uplift

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Mary Church Terrell

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1896

National Association of Colored Women’s Club (NACW)

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Black Women

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Founded settlement houses and schools
Unionized and led strikes
Were involved in the formation of the NAACP and performed much of the local work

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What did Mary McLeod Bethune founded

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Founded the National Council of Negro Women, the Southeastern Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs. and the Bethune-Cookman institute

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Who is Mary McLeod Bethune

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1875-1955 (Mayesville, South Carolina)
American educator
Stateswoman
Philanthropist
Humanitarian
Civil rights activist
Started private school for African American students in Daytona Beach, Fla
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What is the relevance of the 19th amendment to the U.S, Constitution?

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It granted women the right to vote (1920)

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Second Wave Women’s Movement

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1960s to 1980s (Post WWII)

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What did they do in the Second Wave Women’s Movement

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drew in Women of Color
political injustices  
access to jobs
access to education 
equal pay 
reproductive freedom
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The Feminine Mystique

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1962

Betty Friedan

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Civil Rights Movement/Act

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1964

Prohibition on gender discrimination

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National Organization for Women (NOW

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1966

Fights gender discrimination through the courts and legislation

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Gloria Steinem

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Founded Ms.Magazine (1972)

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Title IX of the Education Amendments Act

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1972
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied, the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance

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Roe v Wade (1973)

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Legalized abortion throughout the US

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Jane O’Reilly coined the phrase

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The personal is political

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Why did Jane O’Reilly said what she said?

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Explain how things taken as personal have broader social, political, and economic causes and consequences

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Women’s Studies (WOST)

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Originated in the “second wave” women’s movement

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What did the Women's Studies (WOST) movement address
Addresses inequalities in the workplace and family (public and private spheres) Addresses issues surrounding sexuality and reproductive freedom
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WOST is
an interdisciplinary academic field deals with topics concerning women, gender, and feminism places women at the center of analysis examines women’s status in society seeks to improve the condition of women’s lives (socially, politically, economically
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Third Wave Women's Movement
Early 1990s to today?
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Third wave (what did they do)
``` women as diverse domestic violence sexual harassment challenges the notion of gender global reach postmodernism Dismantling the system instead of becoming part of the system ```
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Baumgardner and Richard's Manifesta
Young Women, Feminism, and the Future (2000)
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The Vagina Monologues
Eve Ensler
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Riot Grrrls Movement
Punk rock band
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Guerilla Girls
Women artists wore gorilla masks to expose female stereotypes and fight discrimination against female artists
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Coverture
The legal status of a married woman, considered to be under her husband's protection and authority
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Feminism
Concerns equality and justice for all women; seeks to eliminate systems of inequality and injustice in all aspects of women's lives
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Gender
A socially constructed system of classifications that ascribes qualities of masculinity and femininity to people; the way society organizes understandings of sexual difference
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Sex
Female or male; intersex
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Patriarchy
A male-dominated system; power and authority are in the hands of adult men
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Misogyny
The hatred of, or contempt for, women
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Androcentrism
Placing men at the center and relegating women to outsiders in society
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Gender roles
Gendered division between men and women
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Gender stereotypes
Beliefs about the qualities of each gender
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Gender norms
Social rules regarding what is appropriate for each gender (supports divisions)
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Gender socialization
Process by which societal beliefs and expectations about gender are instilled in us
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How/where do we learn gender socialization
``` Parents Peers Myths Literature Media Religion ```
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Empowerment
Ability to advocate for one's rights and have decision-making power in one's public and private lives
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Multiculturalism
Emphasis on helping people understand, accept, and value cultural differences between groups, with the ultimate goal of diversity
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Ethnocentrism
When someone thinks their culture's way is the right and only way and is quick to judge and reject the way other cultures do things
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Transnational feminism
Movement for the social, political, and economic equality of women across national boundaries
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Transnational feminism focus on
problems associated with “essentialism” or the claiming of a universal sisterhood that ignores differences between women (i.e. privileged First World societies making decisions for Third World nations)-
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Liberal feminism
Belief in the viability of the present system and work within this context for change in public areas
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Liberal feminism focus on
Education, federal and state policies, and legal statutes

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