Women Turning Points

Question 1

What are the 3 paragraphs for women turning points?

Answer 1

• Social
• Economic
• Political

Question 2

What are the points for the women social paragraph? (4)

Answer 2

• Black Power
• New Deal
• WWII
• 1970s

Question 3

Impact of Black Power on Women (social)

Answer 3

Wider picture, questioning discrimination, encourages 2nd wave fem. However separatists opposed to birth control and not main target of movement

Question 4

Impact of New Deal on women (social)

Answer 4

Social Security 1935 helps married mothers with kids. However little social gain and not targeted at women.

Question 5

Impact of WWII on women (social)

Answer 5

Perceptions of women change. More respect and listened to, expectations change. However limited change for abortion rights

Question 6

Impact of 1970s on women

Answer 6

Evaded Equal Pay Act and failed EEOC enforcement of CRA encouraged activism, Roe v Wade major success. However it faced opposition (Schlafly)

Question 7

Synthesis for Social paragraph

Answer 7

• New deal and B. Power both had some gains for women but only indirectly
• Black power and WWII both improve social perceptions

Question 8

Economic impact of Gilded Age for women

Answer 8

80s opened up clerical work, 90s 25 Nursing schools, 26% Philadelphia workers. However not same opportunities or pay as men

Question 9

Economic impact of New deal for women

Answer 9

F.L.S.A and NRA limit working hours which indirectly benefits women. However, no equal pay.

Question 10

Economic impact of WWII on women

Answer 10

5 million more workers in 45 than 40, women gain financial independence. Gains were made despite post-war backlash (Common sense book - 23 million).

Question 11

Synthesis for women and economics

Answer 11

• New Deal and Gilded Age had the same limitation (equal pay)
• Both WWII and Roe v Wade see progress despite opposition and backlash

Question 12

Points on Economic Paragraph for women (3)

Answer 12

• Gilded Age
• New Deal
• WWII

Question 13

Points for Political women paragraph

Answer 13

• Gilded Age
• 1970s
• 19th Amendment

Question 14

Political impact of Gilded Age on women

Answer 14

• First organised female politics, WCTU 1874, 60,000 in temp. demos, Mott founds NWSA. However no government rep, and focus not on women’s issues

Question 15

Political impact of 1970s on women

Answer 15

• Failure of equal pay 63, EEOC failed enforcement of CRA meant “The Feminists” (NOW) and radicalesbians. However radicals alienated moderates

Question 16

Political impact of 19th amendment on women

Answer 16

Women gain the vote, increased voice. However many follow husbands and lack of turnout intil 57, post WWII.

Question 17

Synthesis for political paragraph on women

Answer 17

• Gilded Age and New deal both limited as women’s issues not put first
• 1970s and Black power both alienate moderates

Question 18

Women turning point conclusion

Answer 18

WWII most important as profound and long term social and economic change, which also affected politics.