The Women's Movement

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

• 19th
• 18th
• 15th
• 13th

An "activist" is...

• a process in which ordinary people take action with the goal of influencing leaders to improve the quality of life of a community or society

• someone who wanted to end slavery, especially in the United States before the Civil War — when owning slaves was common practice

• a change in the words or meaning of a law or addition to a document (such as a constitution)

• someone who takes part in activities that are intended to achieve some kind of social change

"Franchise" or "Suffrage" is defined as...

• to present a petition to an authority in regards to a particular cause

• strong disagreement with a plan or policy, especially shown in attempts to prevent it

• a person--a human being--advocating the extension of the right to vote, especially to women

• the right to vote in political elections

This was the name of the organization that fought for Women's Rights

• NAACP

• SNCC

• NOW

• Black Panters

Which of the views would accurately reflect the dominant male view of women in the 1950s

• A capable individual able to lead companies

• Their role was to stay at home and raise the children

• Women deserved as as much pay as men in the workplace

• They were valued employees and assets to any company

Pictures like the one here suggest that in the 1960s

• Women who called for equal rights were a relatively small subset of the general population

• A silent majority allowed to the passage of major legislation to help women

• Most men supported the actions taken by women

• Women used similar methods as the Civil Rights Movement to push for equality

Which of the groups would have been most likely to have made the quote below?

We believe that the protection guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution to the civil rights of all individuals, must be effectively applied and enforced to isolate and remove patterns of sex discrimination, to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and education....

• NAACP

• Black Panthers

• NOW

• AIM

The case that legalized abortion was

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Roe v Wade

• Miranda v Arizona

• Tinker v Des Moines

The case that legalized abortion was

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Roe v Wade

• Miranda v Arizona

• Tinker v Des Moines

Quotes like the one below supported the idea that a women's job

PREPARE YOURSELF: Take fifteen minutes to rest so that you will be refreshed when he arrives. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. His boring day may need a lift. Greet him with a smile.

CLEAR AWAY THE CLUTTER: Make one last trip though the main part of the house just before your husband arrives, gathering up children's books and toys, papers, etc. Then run a dust cloth over the tables. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you lift too.

• Provide a 2nd income to the home

• Care for the home and be pleasing to the husband

• Decrease the chance for injury in the home

• Allow for increase travel time to work