A2 FP2 : Culture and Society ; women

Question 1

Historiography

“Women had equality in jobs given to them in principle…”

Answer 1

“but not in practice”.
- Molly Wolanski

Question 2

Historiography

“the sexes were never completely equal as tendancies to…”

Answer 2

“pick men over women were prevalent throughout the history of the Soviet Union.”
- Molly Wolannski

Question 3

Historiography

“[there were] three social stereotypes imposed on soviet women by the Americans…”

Answer 3

”
- communism made womens’ bodies graceless, shapeless and sexeless,
- all women were like Nina Kruschev (cold)
- all women were successful and powerful, calling out the united states on the lack of professional women.
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Question 4

Historiography

“traditional attitudes towards women…”

Answer 4

“excluded them from party activities.”
- Corin + Fiehn

Question 5

Historiography

“The fear of the ‘new woman’, prepared..”

Answer 5

“to sacrifice family, home and sometimes children for the cause, was widespread.”
- Corin + Fiehn