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What were the main changes in employment for women during 1865-1917?
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-1870-1900, 17% of national workforce were women.
-By 1890, women entered business offices resulting in higher status. - By 1920, nearly 4.5 million women were working in white collar jobs. |
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What were the main changes in employment for women during 1917-1940?
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-WW1 saw married women replacing men in the workplace. 1 million women worked in industry in 1918.
-11,000 served in the navy as nurses etc. -The Roaring Twenties saw mor job opportunities for women. -working married women increased from 23% to 29% -Women workers resented by men. |
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What were the main changes in employment for women during 1941-1969?
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-During WW2, 5million more women entered the workplace
-75% of married women wanted to remain in work. -G.I Bill of Rights gave funding for ex-servicemen to go to uni, less women graduating from college, less professional jobs. -60s brought about a change in attitudes, wanted to move away from seperate spheres. -Many women chose to marry later. -By 1970, 42.8% of the workforce were women |
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What were the main changes in employment for women during 1970-1992?
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-Women were allowed to enter fields reserved for men.
-Gender segregation decreased by 10% -Glass ceiling stopped women becoming managers and executives. -By 1992, wage gap had virtually closed. -1992 - no federal law to provide maternity leave. |
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What were the main changes in politics for women during 1865-1917?
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-Middle class women engaged in social reform
-1889, Jane Adams, Hull House 1899, NCL, demanded fairer pay. -Susan B Anthony, voted illegally in 1872 -NAWSA set up in response to 15th amendment. -Carrie chapman catt, moderate campaign, got right to vote in many states -Alice Paul, 1914, voted illegaly, went to prison, hunger strike, got public sympathy |
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What were the main changes in politics for women during 1917-1940?
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-1920, nineteenth amendment ratified.
-Jeanette Rankin, 1917, First member of HOR -Frances Perking, 1933, appointed labour sec. First female in cabinet. - Feminist movement became divided. -Comstock laws made sales and distribution of birth control illegal. -Margeret Sanger said women should be in charge of their body. Set up ABCL, advocated eugenics. |
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What were the main changes in politics for women during 1941-1969?
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-New feminism emerged in 50's and 60's - wanted equality.
-Kennedy's commision sent mixed messages and didnt satisfy feminists. -1966, Betty Frieden formed NOW and co-founded NARAL -1969, Frieden declared abortion to be a womans civil right |
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What were the main changes in politics for women during 1970-92?
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-ROE v WADE 1973 - women had the legal right to abort in first 6 months of pregnancy.
1970's - radicalesbians -1973 - pill became available. 1977 - Phyllis Schlafely led anti-fem movement, blocked Equal Rights Amendment. |
