Origins Of Feminism Flashcards
What was the first piece of work on Women’s rights written by Mary Wollstonecraft
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
In a vindication of the rights of women, what does Wollstonecraft urge that women should be offered
Good Education
In a vindication of the rights of women, Wollstonecraft urged that women should not be viewed as what
“Ornaments”
In AVOTROW, what should women be allowed to maintain whilst also becoming independent from their husbands
The aspirations of being a wife and mother
In AVOTROW, why should women be able to become independent from their husbands?
So they can develop their minds fully
In AVOTROW, what will happen, according to Wollstonecraft, if women are not able to develop their minds fully?
They will not be able to carry out their roles as mothers/wifes
Which couple campaigned for the Married Women’s property Act(1882)
J.S.Mill and Harriet Taylor
What did the Married Women’s property Act allow married women to do?
Retain their property after marriage ( as opposed to the property automatically going to their husbands)
Which other key figure was writing at around the same time as the passage of the Married Women’s property Act?
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
What was CPG writing about generally?
The lack of opportunities afforded to independent women
What CPG argue about women’s inferior position in the home?what was it a model of?
Their subordinate position in wider life( e.g. in the workplace)
Which Association in the US was founded after focus on the Franchise gathered momentum
The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
Which US party was also founded after the suffrage movement picked up steam?
The National Woman’s Party
NAWSA and the NWP were instrumental in the passage of which amendment of the constitution
The 19th Amendment
What did the 19th amendment do
Gave women the equal right to vote
Which union in the UK was ran by the Pankhurst Family and led the suffragette movement?
The Women’s social and Political Union
When were women over the age of 30 given the right to vote in the UK
1918
When were women afforded equal voting rights to men in the UK
1928
The Suffragette Movement in both the US and the UK became known as what
First Wave Feminism
What did Women at the time think affording women equal voting rights to men would cause
Women to want to seek political office
Once in political office, according to first wave feminists, what would the women do
Make measures to improve the lives of women
When did 2nd wave feminism arrive?
The early 1960s
