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?

<p>1990s (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the fourth wave of feminism?

<p>Use of social media and online tools to explore feminist issues (B)</p> 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?

<p>Frederick Douglass (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Men and their institutions are inherently oppressive (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Kimberle Crenshaw (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>To maintain the patriarchal status quo (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>It caused the second wave of feminism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the Equal Rights Amendment?

<p>To guarantee equal legal rights to all Americans regardless of sex (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Phyllis Schlafly (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>It was the first convention to focus on women's rights in the United States (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>It is often credited with spurring the second wave of feminism in the United States (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Pay equitable wages to their workers regardless of sex, race, national origin, or religion (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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