Women’s Rights Flashcards
Why did Eleanor Roosevelt set up a commission in 1960?
To investigate the status of women at work
Which book did Betty Friedan write?
The Feminine Mystique
What was NOW and when was it established?
1966, National Organisation for Women
What did NOW do?
Challenged cases of discrimination in court
How much money did NOW win back within 4 years of back pay owed to women?
$30 million
What was the Women’s liberation movement?
A more radical group (feminists)
What did the Women’s liberation movement believe in?
Believed not wearing a bra/make-up fought against male supremacy
Roe v Wade 1973
Legalises abortion
1963 which act was passed to help women in the workforce?
Equal Pay Act
What was a limitation of women’s rights groups
They were very middle class, few working class members
What did the Civil Rights Act 1964 prohibit?
Prohibits race and sex discrimination in employment
Griswold v Connecticut 1965
Supreme Court strikes down a state law preventing the use of contraceptives by married couples
Who was Shirley Chisholm?
First black woman to be elected to Congress in 1968
Which group was founded in 1969?
Red stockings, radical feminist group who demanded the legalising of abortion
