Equality Flashcards
Who owned a woman’s belongings in 1860?
Her Husband
When did women over 30 gain the right to vote
1918
What was a large boost of Women’s employment?
between 1914-18-WW1-reached 46.7%
Who was the first female P.M.?
Margaret Thatcher in 1979
When was abortion legalised?
1967
When was taxation for women made independent?
1990
When was rape in marriage made illegal
1994
How many women lost their jobs due to pregnancy in 2016?
560,000
When were the Notting Hill riots?
29th of August 1958
What was the white defence league’s (teddy Boys) slogan?
“Keep Britain White”
What was the Windrush?
The Empire Windrush was one of the first boats containing immigrants from many places but mostly the West Indies
Why did people emigrate to Britain?
There was a push to emigrate to Britain after the war - lots of jobs, support your family, rebuild the economy
By 1961, how many people from the Caribbean lived in London?`
100,000
When was the 9 Hutton Rd incident and who were involved
It happened on the 2nd of September, and involved Jamaicans from Brixton.
Who started the Notting Hill carnival in 1959?
Claudia Jones
What was section 28?
Stopped teachers promoting LGBTQ+
What were some effects of section 28?
It made students internalise homophobia and it made it difficult to talk about homosexuality
When was homosexuality first made illegal?
1533 by Henry VIII
When did Leviticus condemn sexuality?
538-330 BCE
What were eugenics?
social theory that aims to cut out traits that lead to suffering, by limiting the people with those traits from reproducing
When was the British eugenics society founded?
1907
What is sterilization?
a surgery to make a person unable to reproduce
What were the Nazis?
Eugenicists
What is euthanansia?
Killing to relieve pain
What was operation T4?
Involuntary euthanasia and sterilization for disabled people
What fraction of people at the disability hospital died?
2/3
Who organised the first Paralympic games?
Ludwig Guttman
What were some impacts of the Paralympic games?
Increased life expectancy, made their life more comfortable, gave the hope
What was the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act?
It said that you can’t discriminate on disability in the workplace, transport or education.
What was the campaign against discrimination’s slogan?
‘piss on pity’
What was the Northern Ireland conflict also known as?
The Troubles
When did the troubles start and end?
It started in the 1960s and ended with the good Friday agreement in 1998.
When was Bloody Sunday?
1972
