U.S. Women's History, Progress, and Resistance Flashcards
Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
First women’s rights convention and beginning of the U.S. Women’s Movements
Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions
Based on U.S. Declaration of Independence
Signed by 68 women and 32 men
Authored of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
First Wave of the Women’s Movement
Late 19th into early 20th century Opened opportunities for many women.. but not all women First wave focused on White, middle class women
Suffrage
Suffragists
Abolitionists
a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
What started in the 1890s?
Black Women’s Club Movement
Who and why did they start the Black Women’s Club Movement
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
To end lynching
Black women’s club addressed what
Similar concerns as the White Women’s Club (health, sanitation, education, and women’s suffrage).
Also focused on racism and racial uplift
Mary Church Terrell
1896
National Association of Colored Women’s Club (NACW)
Black Women
Founded settlement houses and schools
Unionized and led strikes
Were involved in the formation of the NAACP and performed much of the local work
What did Mary McLeod Bethune founded
Founded the National Council of Negro Women, the Southeastern Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs. and the Bethune-Cookman institute
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune
1875-1955 (Mayesville, South Carolina) American educator Stateswoman Philanthropist Humanitarian Civil rights activist Started private school for African American students in Daytona Beach, Fla
What is the relevance of the 19th amendment to the U.S, Constitution?
It granted women the right to vote (1920)
Second Wave Women’s Movement
1960s to 1980s (Post WWII)
What did they do in the Second Wave Women’s Movement
drew in Women of Color political injustices access to jobs access to education equal pay reproductive freedom
The Feminine Mystique
1962
Betty Friedan
Civil Rights Movement/Act
1964
Prohibition on gender discrimination
National Organization for Women (NOW
1966
Fights gender discrimination through the courts and legislation
Gloria Steinem
Founded Ms.Magazine (1972)
Title IX of the Education Amendments Act
1972
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied, the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance