(Opportunities for Women) Fight for new freedoms, c. 1960s-79 Flashcards
2ND WAVE FEMINISM
What was 2nd wave feminism also known as?
The women’s liberation movement
2ND WAVE FEMINISM
What were 2nd wave feminists primarily concerned with?
(5)
Birth control Pornography Workplace sexism Domestic violence Patriarchal society & affect on mental health
BIRTH CONTROL
When was the contraceptive pill introduced and to who?
When did this change?
1961 to married women.
1967 under NHS to all women.
BIRTH CONTROL
What was the impact of the contraceptive pill?
2
New sexual freedoms
They could focus more on their career as they were less concerned with pregnancy.
BIRTH CONTROL
What did many argue the contraceptive pill led to?
The permissive society
BIRTH CONTROL
Give evidence of the contraceptive pill having an impact.
By the end of the 70s, more women were having fewer children and having their first child later.
ABORTION
When was abortion legalised?
1967
ABORTION
What act legalised abortion in 1967?
The Abortion Act
ABORTION
Who was a key proponent in passing the Abortion Act?
David Steel, a young liberal MP
ABORTION
Why was the Abortion Act act largely supported?
As a means of stopping backstreet abortions
ABORTION
What was known for demonstrating the reality of illegal backstreet abortions?
The film ‘Up the Junction’
ABORTION
What were many worried about regarding the increasing numbers of abortion?
It encourages sexual promiscuity
ABORTION
Give evidence of more people having abortions.
149.7k a year by 1979
GREATER MARRIAGE EQUALITY
The D_____ R______ Act of 19__ allowed married couples to divorce under the ‘___________ ________’ clause.
a) The Divorce Reform Act of 1967
b) ‘irretrievable breakdown’
GREATER MARRIAGE EQUALITY
What was the impact of the Divorce Reform Act of 1967?
Challenged traditional gender roles; many families became less patriarchal and began sharing housework more easily.
