Leninist Women

Question 1

How were peasants women viewed before the rev?

Answer 1

-to attend to household tasks + children
-expected play part in farming + small scale domestic econ

Question 2

What rights did women have before the revolution?

Answer 2

-no legal privileges
-no inheritance rights

Question 3

What changed this in Nov 1917?

Answer 3

-new gov decree against sex discrimination
-women right to own property

Question 4

What was the decree in divorce?

Answer 4

-marriage + divorce out of church hands
-recognised civil marriage

Question 5

What decree was in 1920?

Answer 5

-abortion legalised to protect against high mortality rates from illegal abortions
-free contraceptive advice
-right work in paid employment

Question 6

What was the impact of the free contraceptive advice?

Answer 6

-didn’t want women off of work for 9 months maternity leave
-this would impact Ind output

Question 7

What was the downside to these new rights?

Answer 7

-most women not only working on land + factories but also attending household tasks
-for most this made grim lifestyle of constant toil + work