society and culture 1917-80

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when did women get the vote
18th august 1920
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what was set up in 1920
league of womens voters
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when was the womens bureau of labor set up
1920
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how much did the percentage of women working increase by 1910-1940
went up 1.5% to 9.8%
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what did muller v oregon ruling 1908 est
womens working hours should be no more than 10 hours a day
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when was camp tera set up
1933
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what did eleanor roosevelt hold on the 30th april 1934
white house conference for unemployed women
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how many camps were there by 1936
36
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who set up the housewives league in detroit 1930
fannie peck
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for every 61 cent a white woman earned how much did a black woman earn
23 cent
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what did the 1940 selective service and training act do
prepare to draft men into the army and train women to fill their places
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when was the lanham act's childcare provision extended
1941
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what was the percentage of women working in 1944
23%
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when did federally funded day care centres close down
1946
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how many women stayed employed in work after the war ended
50%
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how much did the % of women working increase from 1940 to 1950
10.1% to 20.2%
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how many more people lived in suburbs 1960 than in 1950
19 million
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when was the first shopping mall built
1954
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who and when set up the commisson of enquiry on the status of women
kennedy, 1961
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what was passed in 1963
equal pay act
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when was feminine mystique published
1963
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when was NOW set up
30th hune 1966
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what happened 26th august 1970
strike of women
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who set up STOP ERA
phyllis schlafly
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when was roe v wade
1973
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what was eisenstady v baird 1972
allow unmarried women to have the contraceptive pill
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what didn't the USA sign up to in 1979
UN policy of non-discrimination against women in all aspects of life
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when was the emergancy quota act
1921
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how many mexicans were deported during the depression
400,000
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what was the 1924 johnson-reed immigration act
150,000 immigrants allowed
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when was the national origins formula
1929
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what was passed in 1952
immigration and nationality act
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when and under what act were quotas abolished
1965 immigration and nationality act
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what began in 1954
operation *******
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how many illegal immigrants were found in 1980
1 million
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what did the 1976 immigration and nationality act do
includes western hemisphere, number of immigrants allowed in 20,000
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what was the first commerical radio station that began broadcasting 1920
KDKA
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what year was the radio act
1927
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who was the co-producer of see it now 1951
ed murrow
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when did walter cronkite air documentary on tet offensive
1968
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when did carter collapse in a marathon
october 1979
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how many days did the tehran hostage situation last
444 days
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