Women's Rights Movement History

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What was the primary focus of the first wave of feminism in the United States?

Access to contraception and childcare

Workplace equality and sexual harassment

Intersectionality and online activism

Women's right to vote (correct)

Which of the following events inspired the second wave of feminism?

The Women's Liberation March

The publication of The Feminine Mystique

The Civil Rights Movement

Both A and B (correct)

What is a key concept of the third wave of feminism?

Workplace equality

Intersectionality (correct)

Access to contraception

Women's right to vote

In which decade did the third wave of feminism begin?

1990s Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the fourth wave of feminism?

Use of social media and online tools to explore feminist issues Signup and view all the answers

Who attended the 1848 convention focused on women's rights and was active in both the women's suffrage movement and the abolition movement?

Frederick Douglass Signup and view all the answers

What was the main argument of radical feminists like Shulamith Firestone and Judith Brown?

Men and their institutions are inherently oppressive Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with coining the term 'intersectionality' in 1989?

Kimberle Crenshaw Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the conservative women's movement during the second wave of feminism?

To maintain the patriarchal status quo Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of Betty Friedan's book 'The Feminine Mystique'?

It caused the second wave of feminism Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Equal Rights Amendment?

To guarantee equal legal rights to all Americans regardless of sex Signup and view all the answers

Who led the backlash movement against the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s?

Phyllis Schlafly Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?

It was the first convention to focus on women's rights in the United States Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the publication of 'The Feminine Mystique' in 1963?

It is often credited with spurring the second wave of feminism in the United States Signup and view all the answers

What did the Equal Pay Act of 1963 require employers to do?

Pay equitable wages to their workers regardless of sex, race, national origin, or religion Signup and view all the answers

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