Feminism - Origins - final Flashcards
What is the first well-known work on women’s rights?
Mary Wollstonecraft’s ‘A Vindication of the Rights of Women’, 1792.
What did John Stuart Mill and his wife Harriet Taylor campaign for?
The passage of the Married Women’s Property Act 1882, allowing women to keep their own property after marrying.
When was the National American Woman Suffrage Association founded?
1890
Who led the National Woman’s Party in America?
Alice Paul
When was the Women’s Social and Political Union formed in Britain?
1903
Who founded and led the Women’s Social and Political Union?
The Pankhurst family, in particular Emmeline.
What gave women equal voting rights to men in America?
The 19th Amendment, 1920.
When did married women over the age of 30 get the right to vote?
1918
What was first wave feminism?
The suffrage movement in the US and Britain pursued by the Suffragettes and the WSPU in Britain and the NAWSA in the US.
When did modern-day feminism emerge?
1960s
What was it hoped the franchise would do for women?
- Many women would seek office.
- Legislation favourable to women that would produce equality would be passed.
Neither occurred.
