Women Federal Government

Question 1

What act in 1948 allowed for women to join the army permanently?

Answer 1

Women’s Armed Services Integration Act

Question 2

What was the 15th Amendment?

Answer 2

Voting Rights to American citizens, not for women

Question 3

When was the 19th Amendment?

Answer 3

1920

Question 4

What was the 19th Amendment?

Answer 4

Allowed for women to vote

Question 5

What did Roosevelt do?

Answer 5

The New Deal

Question 6

Roosevelt had Frances Perkins to serve as?

Answer 6

Secretary of labour

Question 7

What was the Women’s Advisory Committee used for?

Answer 7

Propaganda to encourage women to help in the war effort

Question 8

What did Kennedy implement?

Answer 8

New Frontier

Question 9

Which act did Kennedy pass?

Answer 9

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 to close the gender pay gap

Question 10

What did Johnson pass?

Answer 10

1964 civil rights act
1965 voting rights act

Question 11

When was Roe v Wade?

Answer 11

1973

Question 12

What was Roe v Wade?

Answer 12

Gave women the right to an abortion.
Banned states from imposing abortion limits, especially during thr first 3 months.
Right to choose under the 9th amendedment of privacy

Question 13

What did Reagan do?

Answer 13

Appointed a woman to the supreme court
Opposed the ERA