The role and status of women (T1)

Question 1

When were women given the right to vote?

Answer 1

In 1920, with the Nineteenth Amendment.

Question 2

Did the right to vote change women’s lives much?

Answer 2

Did not make much difference to the lives of many women.

Question 3

How did women lack liberation?

Answer 3

Their opportunities in society remained limited, as they did not generally enjoy improved career opportunities.

Question 4

What was brought in 1921 which helped women?

Answer 4

The Sheppard-Towner Act

Question 5

What did the Sheppard-Towner Act (1921) do?

Answer 5

Funded healthcare for pregnant women and gave women some control over clinics it set up.

Question 6

How did the Sheppard-Towner Act fit with stereotypes of women at the time?

Answer 6

Simply reinforced the stereotypical view of women’s main role as having lots of children.

Question 7

How was the ‘flappers’ largely a myth of women in America?

Answer 7

• Surveys found most young women as conservative and traditional as their parents, with ambitions to get married and have children.