Achievements, and lack thereof, of the Women's Movement

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In which year was the Equal Pay Act passed through Congress?
1963
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What issue didn't the Equal Pay Act address?
Discrimination against women seeking jobs in the first place.
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The 1964 Civil Rights Act made it illegal to discriminate on the grounds of...
gender
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What was the problem with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The Equal Opportunities Commission didn't take female discrimination seriously, so the Act wasn't fully enforced.
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The Education Amendment Act of ... outlawed sex discrimination in education so that girls could follow exactly the same curriculum as boys.
1972
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In which year did the Supreme Court rule that the US Constitution gave men and women equal rights?
1972
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Which woman stood for President but only got 27 votes?
Margaret Chase Smith
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President ... removed the limit on women in the military, but they still couldn't go into battle.
Johnson
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... City banned 'men only' facilities such as bars, but there was still discrimination everywhere else.
New York
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The contraceptive pill let women plan their pregnancies, but only some states allowed it and usually only for married women. True or False?
True
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What issue didn't the Equal Pay Act address?

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Discrimination against women seeking jobs in the first place.

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The 1964 Civil Rights Act made it illegal to discriminate on the grounds of...

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What was the problem with the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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The Education Amendment Act of ... outlawed sex discrimination in education so that girls could follow exactly the same curriculum as boys.

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