Early Feminism Flashcards
What did Mary Wollstonecraft believe?
That education will make women better wives and mothers, and the equals of men
What was the meaning of separate spheres in relation to feminism?
That women had their ‘feminine sphere’: they were inferior and upper-class women were responsible for housework, while lower-class women were responsible for working in factories. By the 19th century, many women also viewed contributions to society and charity as part of their spheres of influence, and eventually temperance too.
What did the suffragists do?
They began to argue the right to vote in the 1860’s. In 1920 they gained the right to vote and in 1929 the right to run for office. In the 20th century the govt. passed laws giving women more equal rights, including abortion and divorce.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
A former female slave turned suffragist. “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ‘ought to be able to turn it back and get it right side up again”
Who was Nellie McClung?
A leading suffragist who staged a mock parliament at the Winnipeg Walker Theatre where men petitioned for the right to vote
