Women's Quick Quiz Questions Flashcards
What was NAWSA’s membership in 1905 & 1914?
1905: 17,000
1914: 100,000
What % of NAWSA joined LWV
5%
What was 1875 Minor v Happersett
Meant campaigners for suffrage had to obtain a constitutional change
What % of women voted in 1920?
36%
How many more women in workforce 1940-5
5 million
How many more women in armed forces during WW2?
350,000, 12x that of WW1
How many women in state legislatures by 1945?
228
How many women lost their jobs following 8 weeks of peace post-ww2?
800,000
By 1946 how many states continued to fund childcare?
Only 3
What was the Sheppard–Towner Act?
1921 Act that provided federal funding for maternity and childcare
What % of women voted Reagan?
47%
What % of Reagans Gov. appointments were women?
8%
Name an influential female figure at the end of the period
Sandra Day O’Connor (Supreme Court)
What % of women voted in 1920 and what % of men?
Women: 36%
Men: 68%
What year was the parity of gender votes split?
1957
How many women were working outside the home during WW2?
1/3
By 1946 how many states continued to fund childcare?
Only 3
By 1965 how many married women were using the Pill?
1 in 2
In 1986 what % of women considered themselves to be feminist?
56%
What was the backlash from the Pill?
- Alarmed people with traditional values
- Massive Christian opposition
What year did the ERA pass congress?
1972
By 1992 what % of women had a job and graduated highschool?
47% of women had a job
98% graduated highschool
In 1972 and 1990 what % of women support gender equality?
1972: 33%
1990: Only 40%
When was the Hyde Amendment and what did it do?
1976
Banned gov. aid spent on abortions
What happened after 1982
No laws passed to help with wage discrimination
What was the results of the 1936 gallup poll?
suggested 82% opposed to women working
What did men fear about women entering the workforce?
That they would lose their jobs
