Social Developments: Developments for Women in Politics and Employment Flashcards
What political position did a woman gain in 1925?
Governer of Wyoming
What year did Arkansas get their first female senator?
1932
Who was Frances Perkins?
Secretary of Labor
What years was Frances Perkins Secretary of Labor from?
1933 to 1945
How many women had helped in the WWI effort?
1 million
How many women got jobs to help with the WWII effort in 1944 alone?
6.5 million
Between which 10 years did 2 million more women have jobs?
Between 1920 and 1930
What fraction of university degrees went to women in 1930?
1/3
Why did the number of female doctors decline in the 1920s?
Medical schools would only let 5% of their students be women
What year did some women strike in a textiles factory and in which state?
Striked in 1927, in Tennessee
Which side did the government take during the 1927 Tennessee textile strike?
Took the side of the employers
By what factor did the amount of women in employment who were managers increase from 1900 to 1930?
Increased by a factor of 3
What amendment did feminist movements fail to pass in the 1920s?
Equal Rights Amendment
What would the Equal Rights Amendment have done?
Given women equal rights to men
What form of abortions did women have to take due to proper abortions being illegal?
Backstreet abortions
How many women died from backstreet abortions a year in the 1920s?
50,000 women
What organisation did Margaret Sanger form (ABCL) and what year?
American Birth Control League, formed in 1921
Which group of people in American society supported the American Birth Control League?
Eugenics
Why did Eugenics support the American Birth Control League?
They believed it would help to stop poor people spreading inferior genes
Which group of people did Margaret Sanger start to support the sterilisation of?
Sterilisation of disabled people
What did Eleanor Roosevelt advocate for?
Racial equality
Who was the First Lady from 1933 to 1945?
Eleanor Roosevelt
How did Eleanor Roosevelt sometimes respond to some of FDR’s policies?
She spoke against them
