Equality Flashcards
When was the Fawcett society’s first petition?
1866
What are the seven strands of gender equality?
Reproductive rights and sexual health Violence against women Home and Family Education Work Women at the top Political representation
When could men and women inherit property equally?
1925
What did women’s employment rise to in WW1?
46.7%
in 1971, how long on average did a dad spend caring for their child a day?
15 minutes
When was abortion outlawed
1861
When was the child benefit introduced and how much was it?
5 shillings a week per child
1945
When could gay, lesbian or unmarried couples adopt?
2002
When could women sit in the house of lords?
1958
How many women went on strike in 1888 and against what?
1400, against poor working conditions
Who was the first female, asian mayor
Harbhajan Kaur Deer
What is a disability?
a physical or mental impairement that has a substantial, long term effect on your ability to carry out normal day to day activities
What is eugenics?
a social theory that aimed to cut out disability by limiting people with those traits from reproducing
What is involuntary euthanasia
intentionally ending someones life without their consent to relieve pain and suffering
What happened in 1930s germany
The nazis began a programme of mass involuntary euthaniasia, which reulted in the murder of 300,000 and forced sterilization of 400,000 more
What was operation t4
mass murder, including murder of 5000 disabled children
What happend to disabled people in the early 20th century
they were segregated from the rest of society and sent to a specialist school. It was assumed that they woulnt finmd a job
Who was ruth moore
a diabled person who said that she was treatd like an object had to eat her own sick could oly wear pants, mcouldnt tak move hear head
2/3 of the children there died
why did attitudes to disabilities change?
many injured soldiers returned after the war with disabilities who had fought for britain so the government helped the disabled
who was ludwig guttman
the guyt who made the paralympic
when was the disability discrimination act made and why
1995 after thousantds of protestors “pissed on pity”
what did the 1995 act do?
made it “unlawful to discriminate against disabled persons in realtion to employmet…”
When did the empire windrush arrive in London?
1948
How many people arrived between 1948 and 1970
half a milllion
