WOMS300- Third and Fourth Wave Feminism (1980s-Now)

Question 1

Sandra Day O’Connor

Answer 1

First female Supreme Justice

Question 2

Religous Rights: Engel v Vtale

Answer 2

Religion in school
What role should it have ?
-Prayer in public school
→ 1st amendment with connection to religion and separation of church and state
-In NY schools, there is a region system that there was a prayer teacher tell their students to say every morning
-Steve engel said this was against freedom of speech (1st amendment)
-Ruled in favor of Engel
There is still cases of prayers in school
Creation vs. Evolution
School textbooks
Banning books
Science

Question 3

The Culture Wars

Answer 3

Curriculum in school
History
In the 90s people wanted standard curriculum across all states
Mass Media
Where these culture wars played out
Homosexuality, Abortion, Obscenities
Private life
-increase in conservatism from anti gay movements

Question 4

Stonewall Riots

Answer 4

Stonewall in was a gay bar
Continue police presence in the bar
Police would go into gay bars and harrass people
Stonewall customers/ people started to fight back
Lead to full blown riot
Had huge media coverage
Helped gay rights movement
Lead to great organizations
Stonewall national monument → 2016
June is pride awareness because it took place in June

Question 5

National Campaugn to Protect Marriage

Answer 5

Republican canadites signed a pledge for a traditional marriage between a man and women
Marriage
Hyde Amendment → abortion covered by insurance
1970s and 1980s → if you wanted an abortion teens need consent from parents
Special rights
AIDS

Question 6

Success for Feminist

Answer 6

Rape laws
Pass stricter laws for sexual assault victims
Increase in battered women shelters
Increase for women and children being abused
Made it illegal to bring up a woman’s past for rape trials
Increase in focused in male victims
Focus on date rape for younger generations
Take back the night
A campaign to recognize SA victims
Issues like rape and abuse tended to bring both of the political sides together

Question 7

Family Violence Prevention Act

Answer 7

-women and children protected from abuse

Question 8

Women in the Modern World

Answer 8

Family medical leave
Protects pregnant women
Sick child
A parent that is sick
Human trafficking
Women and the Workforce
#Me too Movement

Question 9

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Answer 9

Family medical leave act (FMLA)
Those who are
Taking care of sick family
Pregnant women
Adopting children
4 months unpaid
Cannot be fired for taking this time off
Not every employer had to comply
Within one year of birth that they take this time off
No national standards for PAID LEAVE
Increase discussion of this and COVID
Benefits
Allows them to bond with child/ family member and be there
Allows them to not lose their jons
Helps with health of person
Job security