Women's Suffrage
Who created women's rights?
Elizabeth/Elizabeth Cady Stanton/ Elizabeth Stanton
What does the American activist's organization "NOW" founded in 1966 stand for?
National Organization for Women
What's the supreme court and who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the 1970s?
Supreme Court= the highest court in the nation Cheif Justice= Warren E. Burger
What was the name of the woman who founded the National Women's Party?
Alice Paul
What other movement was Ms.Stanton apart of?
The Anti-Slavery Movement
In what year did the Title IX of the Higher Education Law become a law?
1972
What were married women denied before the Equal Credit Opportunity Act?
Getting credit cards under their own name
How many women came together to bring upon Congress the reform of the 26th Amendment to guarantee women equal rights under the law?
10 Million
How long did it take to win the fight for women to vote in the United States?
Nearly 100 years
Why did the NOW organization have different views than the younger women activists that weren't apart of NOW?
NOW achieved it's goals with the political system, while the other group used the tactics of the civil rights movement
What's Diamond's favorite color based on the slides? (DOUBLE-POINT BONUS)
Black/Gray :)
The Women's Liberation Movement of 1970 planned out and executed many movements/protest, what were they protesting about in the video?
The Miss America Pageant of 1970
When was the 19th Amendment proclaimed by the secretary of state of the United States?
August 26,1920
What does the term "glass ceiling" mean in a business corporation?
"A glass ceiling" is a barrier preventing women from rising to the top of a hierarchical organization. Those women are prevented from being promoted within their organization particularly to the executive rankings.
When was the show "Jeopardy" first aired? (DOUBLE POINT BONUS)
March 30, 1964
In what city was the Women's Liberations Movement protest in 1970 happening?
New York City, New York