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According to Georgetown University professor Elizabeth Velez, what is a key requirement to be considered a feminist?

Being part of the political movement

When did feminism's shift from contesting abortion to advocating for it occur?

Around the middle of the 20th century

Who described abortion as the 'ultimate in the exploitation of women'?

Alice Paul

What legislation was Alice Paul a co-author of in 1923?

Equal Rights Amendment legislation Signup and view all the answers

What did Alice Paul wonder about regarding the concept of abortion?

How can one protect and help women by killing them as babies? Signup and view all the answers

What was Susan B. Anthony's stance on abortion, based on the text?

Not explicitly mentioned Signup and view all the answers

What were some of the key issues that early feminists like Anthony and Stanton advocated for, besides the right to vote?

Early feminists advocated for opportunities in higher education and the professions, equal pay, marital rights, and the rejection of abortion as an expedient answer to women's oppression. Signup and view all the answers

How did early feminists like Stanton and Brinkerhoff view the relationship between women's subjugation and abortion?

They believed that the oppression of women and the "murder of children" through abortion were intimately linked, and that freedom bought with the bodies of children was a "devil's bargain" that oppressed women under the guise of liberation. Signup and view all the answers

What was the early feminist view on the morality of abortion, and how does it differ from mainstream feminism today?

Early feminists like Stanton and Brinkerhoff viewed abortion as an act of violence against women and children, and rejected it as an expedient answer to women's oppression. This view is often dismissed as "old-fashioned" and "dispensable" by mainstream feminism today. Signup and view all the answers

How did Stanton characterize the relationship between the "masculine element" and the "feminine" in society?

Stanton argued that the "masculine element is everywhere overpowering the feminine, and crushing women and children alike beneath its feet", suggesting a dynamic of the masculine oppressing the feminine in society. Signup and view all the answers

According to Brinkerhoff, what does a woman destroying the life of her unborn child indicate about her circumstances?

Brinkerhoff believed that a woman destroying the life of her unborn child is "an evidence that either by education or circumstances she has been greatly wronged" by society. Signup and view all the answers

What key rights did early feminists advocate for that were not yet recognized across society at the time?

Early feminists advocated for the right of women to refuse intercourse, including within marriage, which was not yet recognized across society at the time. Signup and view all the answers