A-Level History - Civil Rights in the USA (Women)

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What did the Nineteenth Amendment give to American women?
The right to vote
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Which famous writer wrote the book ‘The Feminine Mystique’ in 1963?
Betty Friedan
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What was the decision in Roe v. Wade, 1973?
To protect a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without government restriction
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What did the 1933 Federal Emergency Relief Act do for women?
Gave financial assistance, and homeless women could seek additional refuge in city shelters
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What did the 1921 Sheppard Towner Act do?
Provided federal funding for maternity and child care
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In 1918, how many states gave voting rights to women?
20
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What year was the National Organization for Women (NOW) founded?
1966
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What did the Comstock Law do?
It limited the reproductive rights of women
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Who was ‘Rosie the Riveter’?
A poster of a woman doing a traditional male job
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What did the Women’s Advisory Committee do?
It facilitate the use of female labour for the war effort
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Which famous writer wrote the book ‘The Feminine Mystique’ in 1963?

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Betty Friedan

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What was the decision in Roe v. Wade, 1973?

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What did the 1933 Federal Emergency Relief Act do for women?

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What did the 1921 Sheppard Towner Act do?

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