Women Rights Flashcards
When was the 19th Amendment ratified?
June 4th, 1919
When was the NAWSA formed?
February 18th, 1890
When was NOW formed?
June 30th, 1966
How many states had an enfranchisement for women bill by 1918?
20 states
Which women’s political organisation played a major role in prohibition in 1917?
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
What was the membership of the WCTU in 1921?
345,000
What percentage of women were exclusively wives, mothers or housekeepers in 1920?
75 percent
When was the United States Women Bureau created?
June 5th, 1920
How much did the population of women in college education increase between 1870 and 1900?
8 times 1870 (11,000) 1900 (85,000)
21 percent of the college population to 40 percent.
When was the first women allowed into Havard and Columbia university?
1894 and 1889
How much did the female office population increase between 1870 and 1890?
17,000 to 75,000
What was the average urban female worker paid per week in comparison to men?
Women - 5.58 dollars a week
Men - 7.50 to 8 dollars a week
What was the average urban female worker paid per week in comparison to men?
Women - 5.58 dollars a week
Men - 7.50 to 8 dollars a week
What was the population of women in the industrial workforce in 1920?
7.5 million
Who founded the AWSA?
Lucy Stone and Henry Blackwell
