women Flashcards
what did family code of 1918 do?
Gave women equal status to men
Granted illegitimate children the same legal rights as legitimate ones Secularised marriage, and allowed a couple to take either the husband or wife’s name once married.
when was abortion legalised?
1920
by 1940, how many engineering students were women?
over 40 per cent
education was widely available to women in cities, what shows this?
by the 1960s women made up half of the Soviet Union’s graduates
under Khrushchev and Brezhnev, how did the status of rural women improve?
social provisions were extended to the countryside, e.g. healthcare and
maternity benefits
who was the first woman in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
who was Valentina Tereshkova?
first woman in space 1963
what is the soviet propaganda poster featuring women called
The Motherland is Calling
what did the ‘Motherland is Calling’ do?
presented a woman as the symbol of the Russian nation and celebrated the vital work of women during the war
why did the divorce decree not work as intended?
because men initiated most
divorces and few women received financial support for their children from
ex-husbands
in the 1930s what per cent of party members were women
16 per cent
what were the virgin land schemes?
khrushchev’s plan to boost the Soviet Union’s agricultural production in order to alleviate the food shortages plaguing the Soviet populace. women were specifically targeted in the campaign to recruit volunteers to work in the Virgin Lands. women were required to act as milkmaids, gardeners and to start families. they believed that young women would entice men to move to the Virgin Lands.
by 1960, what per cent of the work force were women
49 per cent
lenin woman quote
the success of a Revolution depends on the extent to which women take part in it
(speech at the first all russia congress of working women - nov 18 1918)
how many women served in the soviet armed forces?
5 per cent
