Women Flashcards
(19 cards)
What did the National Organisation for Women (1966) do?
- promoted equal rights for women
- pushed for childcare & educational opportunities ( gave women access into workforces)
How did Phyllis Shlafy see the ERA as?
A bunch of anti-family radicals and lesbians
What is Griswold v Connecticut?
Women had the right to learn about contraception and was allowed to take the pill.
What was the Comstock Laws?
Banned advice and contraceptive devices
What is Roe v Wade?
Abortion was legalised
What did Margaret Sanger campaign against?
Criticised the Comstock law by writing about them in newspapers
In 1916, what did Margaret Sanger open up?
She opened birth control clinics in New York and was imprisoned by police authorities
What year was the Comstock laws repealed?
1938
What did Susan B. Anthony set up?
National Woman Suffrage Association
What types of jobs would white working class women get in the 1920s?
-secretaries
-typists
-filing clerks
But never managers
How many states tried to ban women working?
26 states
What did Betty Friedan publish?
Feminin Mystique
What did Gloria Steinem publish?
Ms. Magazine
Women in 1970
-fired if pregnant
-no credit card
-can’t refuse sex with husband
-can’t serve on jury
In 1980, what did the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officially define?
Sexual harassment
What did the Civil Rights Act 1964 do for women?
There was a ban on discrimination in a workplace
What did Title IX ban?
Banned discrimination in education programs
In 1893 what did the ASL do?
It was founded to protect the domestic sphere and they united with the WCTU
Succeeded 9 states to legislate against drinking
How many states had the prohibition laws?
26 states in 1917 which led to the 18th amendment