role and status of women 1917-1929 Flashcards
what did the Bolsheviks do about women in 1917
-women were declared equal with men
how did the bolsheviks change divorce in 1917
-divorces were made easier; ‘postcard divorces’ costing 3 rubles are introduced where the person being divorced heard about it through the post
what women based organisation was set up in 1919
the zhenotdel was set up to increase freedom and influence of women
who was the leader of the zhenotdel?
what did lenin think of her?
-alexandra kollontai
-lenin dissaproved of kollontais belief in sexual freedom and did not like her support of the workers opposition
what was legalised in 1920
abortion
what did the civil war literacy campaign do?
helped more women learn to read and write
what did alexander kollontai achieve in 1923
she became the worlds first female ambassador
how were womens rights expanded in 1926?
women were now legally allowed to own property instead of everything being owned by their husbands
how did the nep impact women?
cutbacks in government spending led to a decline in the number of nurseries (creches) limiting women’s job opportunities
what were women expected to do ontop of working?
women were still expected to do housework ontop of working
were women treated equally in government?
while many party members officially cared about the rights of women, they did not regard it as a priority leading to very few women being promoted to top jobs in the party
what happened to the expansion of women’s rights in the second half of the 1920’s
it slowed down as the government began to focus on other things- the revolution had only gave women partial equality
