Women and Congress

Question 1

Comstock Laws 1873

Answer 1

A federal law banning the distribution of contraceptives and abortion-related materials.

Question 2

Hyde Amendment 1976

Answer 2

BAD. Congress banned federal medicaid funding for abortions, disproportionately affecting low-income women as they can’t afford it now.

Question 3

19th Amendment 1920

Answer 3

GOOD. Gave women the rights to vote, this allowed them to participate in the political sphere and economic rights advocacy.

Question 4

1963 Equal Pay Act

Answer 4

Aimed to abolish wage disparity based on sex.

Question 5

1964 Civil Rights Act

Answer 5

Included title VII, which prohibited employment discrimination based on sex.

Question 6

1972 Equal Employment Opportunity Act

Answer 6

Expanded protections vs sex discrimination.

Question 7

1980 Women’s Business Ownership Act

Answer 7

GOOD. Increases access to loans and business assistance for women entrepreneurs, encouraging women to start businesses.