Feminist Theory
Gendered Issues
Statistics & Research
Vocab
Random
100
Sojourner Truth performed this famous speech at the Seneca Falls Women's Convention in upstate New York. It highlighted the absence of women of color in the women's movement.
Ain't I a Woman? (24)
100
This was the decision made in Roe v. Wade in 1973.
Abortion in the US was made legal upon request (under the 14th amendment's protection of privacy) (5)
100
Every _____ minutes, someone in the US is sexually assaulted.
2 (10)
100
This term explains how race, class, gender, & other axes of identity come together to shape our lives.
intersectionality (2)
100
This is the definition of a feminist.
Someone who believes in quality for all genders. (15)
200
This was Betty Friedan's concern in her book, The Feminine Mystique.
Women are too obsessed with becoming a housewife (8)
200
This is the term for someone who is born one gender but identifies with another gender.
Transsexual (19)
200
_________% of European women give birth at home with the help of a midwife.
70 (16)
200
This is the invisible limit women's careers reach when they try to move up to a leadership position.
glass ceiling (13)
200
The surgeon who works with pregnant women is called an __________, and the trained nurse that helps deliver babies (often at home) is called a __________.
OB/GYN; midwife (25)
300
According to Pauli Murray, this group of women lead tougher lives.
Black women (14)
300
These are the 5 types of gendered violence.
Physical, Sexual, Verbal, Socioeconomic, Psychological (1)
300
_______% of Planned Parenthood’s budget is spent on abortion services.
3 (9)
300
A person who believes gender roles are learned from societal influence & social interaction.
Social constructionist (21)
300
This term means the hatred of women.
Misogyny (6)
400
This theorist said females are expected to (sexually) please others, but not themselves.
Gayle Rubin (4)
400
This is why Gloria Steinem decided to name her magazine Ms.
She thought women should have a title that didn’t reflect whether they were married (like "Mr." for men) (18)
400
This is the top wish among teen girls.
Better communication with their parents (11)
400
This term refers to the rate at which women die as a result of being pregnant.
Maternal mortality (7)
400
This term literally means "rule of the fathers."
Patriarchy (23)
500
This is what the acronym "SCUM" stands for in Valerie Solanas' SCUM Manifesto.
Society for Cutting Up Men (22)
500
This ethnicity of women in the United States experiences the largest pay gap.
Latina (17)
500
This is the percentage of unsafe abortions that occur in developing countries. (NOTE: If the guess is within 5%, that team will get credit)
98% (3)
500
Give 3 examples of a "therapeutic abortion". (Many countries allow abortion only in these cases.)
rape, incest, malformation of the fetus, or risk to the mother’s health (20)
500
Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Lucretia Mott organized a women’s rights convention held in this town.
Seneca Falls, NY (12)
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