9. The political campaign for women in the USA (1865-1960) - New Deal
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- Created on: 04-06-17 17:06
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- The political
campaign
for women
in the USA
(1865-1960) - New Deal
- Brought women into government largely because social reform was thought an appropriate sphere for them.
- Eleanor Roosevelt pushed for more women in public office
- Most significant appointment was Frances Perkins as Secretary for Labor and member of cabinet
- Women significantly represented in expanded government agencies of New Deal
- Federal agencies largely run by men
- Political rights did not translate into being able to achieve social justice in New Deal legislation which discriminated against mothers and married women in effort to boost employment for men.
- AA women suffered from racial discrimination and social security in South
- Built-in inequality in pensions
- As much New Deal social legislation rested on assumption men worked and women looked after them and home
- No attempt in legislation to secure equal wages
- Inequalities accepted by influential women on advisory boards in New Deal
- Desire for equal rights expressed by more radical National Women's Party - they had limited influence
- Huge gap between implications of equality in 19th Amendment and actual degree of equality
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