USA themes stats - women

Question 1

what organisation was created to campaign for women’s right to vote

Answer 1

NAWSA (National American Women Suffragette Association) 1919

Question 2

what was the 19th amendment and when was it passed

Answer 2

women right to vote and was passed in 1919

Question 3

what happened to divorce rates in the 20s

Answer 3

rose from 1 in every 6 marriages to 1 in every 8 marriages

Question 4

what happened with contraception availability in the 20s

Answer 4

American birth control League was founded 1921

as contraception usage increases, women clinics are set up

Question 5

what happened to the birth rate between 1920-1930

Answer 5

1920 = 28,000
1930 = 21,000

Question 6

how much of the female labour force was married women vs unmarried women

Answer 6

married women = 10%
unmarried women = 64%

Question 7

what organisation was created in the 20s to improve working conditions for women

Answer 7

Women’s bureau of labour 1920

Question 8

how did the amount of women in work change between 1910-1940

Answer 8

1910 = 7.64 million
1940 = 13 million

Question 9

how many women in the meat packing industry during the depression were doing it only for the sake of their family

Answer 9

97%

Question 10

what did Eleanor Roosevelt set up for women during the depression

Answer 10

she managed to use federal funding for a public works programme for unemployed women called CWA

Question 11

what was the impact of the CWA on women

Answer 11

it only employed 300,000 women (only with unworkable husbands)

it was only a short term improvement and failed to make a big impact

Question 12

how many women entered the workforce during WW2

Answer 12

3 million

Question 13

how many working women during ww2 were married

Answer 13

23%

Question 14

how was the pay for working women during the depression

Answer 14

extremely low as women had no minimum wage so were often exploited

Question 15

how did women education change by 1950

Answer 15

84% women completed high school

20% completed college

Question 16

what act was set up to deal with childcare during ww2 and what impact did it have

Answer 16

Lanham Act 1946

provided childcare to support 130,000 children

Question 17

how many childcare centres were created during ww2

Answer 17

3,000

Question 18

what was created by Kennedy to increase female opportunities for work

Answer 18

The commission of enquiry on the status of women 1961

Question 19

what happened in 1963 for women

Answer 19

the contraceptive pill was licensed

the first equal pay act was passed by congress but never officially passed

Question 20

what happened for women in 1973

Answer 20

Roe vs Wade case led to the right for abortions being legalised

Question 21

what happened for women in 1972

Answer 21

the equal rights amendment was meant to be but never ended up passing

Question 22

by 1980s how much of congress members were women

Answer 22

3.7%

Question 23

which organisation was created for the women’s liberation movement

Answer 23

NOW (national organisation for women) founded by Betty Friedan in 1966

Question 24

how did the amount of members of NOW change from 1966-1974

Answer 24

1966 = 1,000 members
1974 = 40,000 members

1967-1974 = membership doubled

Question 25

what was the name of the organisation which promoted conservative women’s views

Answer 25

STOP (stop taking our privileges) created by Phyllis Schlafly in 1972

Question 26

how did the amount of black working women changed between 1939-1945

Answer 26

1939 = 1,108
1945 = 2,600