Chapter 16- Womens Liberation Movement And Civil Rights Flashcards
Feminism=
The theory of political, economic, and social equality of men and women
Who were feminist
Those who believed in this equality or took action to bring it about
What does NOW stand for..
National Organization for Women
What did NOW do and want
Wanted Equal job opportunities, attacked the false image of women in the media, wanted equal roles in the household
What did congress pass in 1972 in regards to women’s rights..
They passed a prohibition against sec symbols
What did congress pass in 1972 after the prohibition against sec symbols?
They passed the equal rights amendment
What happened to the equal rights amendment?
The amendment was sent to the states for ratification, tho it was never achieved in 38 states.. not enough to ratify it
What is Roe v. Wade
The legalization of abortion
What did Brown v. Board of Education declare?
Declared that “Separate but equal” doctrine was unconstitutional and could not be applied to public education
What happened a year after Brown v. Board of education declared their lil speachy thingy
The court rules that local school board should move to desegregate
What made segregation in schools
Plessy v. Ferguson
What ended segregation in schools
Brown v. Board of education
What does NAACP stand for
National association for the advancement for colored people
Who broke the color barrier in baseball
Jackie Robinson
Who did Jackie play for
The dodgers
What team threatens to strike if Jackie Robinson played against them
St. Louis cardinals
What happened in 1955 Montgomery Alabama
Rosa parks refused to move out of a bus seat for a white person
Rosa parks non-compliance led to what..
Bus boycotts
What were the bus boycotts
A plan for African Americans to refuse to use the entire bus system until the segregation policy was changed
Who organized and ran the bus boycotts
The NAACP organized it and Martin Luther King Jr became the head of the protest
Did the bus companies change their segregation rules?
No. The Supreme Court had to eventually rule the bus segregation to be unconstitutional
What did the governor of Arkansas do about the intergration
He posted national guard troops at central highschool and told them to turn African American students
What did Eisenhower do in result of the governor of Arkansas instructions
He took control of the national guard and told them to protect the 9 African American students
Who were the first minority students to go to an inter grates school called?
The Little Rock nine
