Second Wave Feminism
Women's workplace equality, reproductive rights, and sexual freedom
What were the goals of Second Wave Feminism?
American federation comprised of both skilled and unksilled workers, advocating for an eight-hour workday, and social uplifting of the workers
Who were the Knights of Labor?
Minister and non-violent activist; "I Have a Dream"
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
Debates over preservation vs. conservation of the valley's water
What was the debate over Hetch Hetchy?
Granted women the right to legally vote
What did the 19th Amendment do?
A book written by Betty Friedan, credited with sparking Second Wave Feminism in the US
Feminine Mystique
Concluded that women should have a 10-hour workday, fined Curt Muller for overworking female employees
What was the outcome of Muller vs. Oregon?
A group of New Left students that sought to correct many social injustices in the country, including racial inequality.
Who were the Students for a Democratic Society?
Designed to increase revenue for wildlife protection by regulating game killed
What was the purpose of hunting licenses?
Promote women's suffrage, better schools, the regulation of child labor, women in unions, and liquor prohibition
What were the goals of progressive feminists?
A moral panic over the homosexual population in America
What was the Lavender Scare?
Designed to limit the concentration of power in business by weakening trusts
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?
A forceful black rights advocate; focused on the promotion of Islam in the black community.
Who was Malcolm X?
Maintain the Tennessee Valley and utilize water power to conserve resources.
What was the purpose of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
Regulation of child labor, temperance, and better schools
What were other goals of progressive feminists?
A conservative anti-feminist spokeswoman
Who was Phyllis Schlafly?
Law designed to regulate interstate railroads with the goal of curbing monopolistic practices
What was the Interstate Commerce Commission?
Declared bus segregation unconstitutional
What did Browder v. Gayle do?
A group formed by John Muir in the interest of environmental protection
What was the Sierra Club?
Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr
Granted that a woman's right to abortion was protected by the Fourteenth Amendment
Roe v. Wade decision
Widespread railroad strike and boycott that severely disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States in June–July 1894
What was the Pullman Railroad strike?
A bestselling New Left book that credited the amount of riots to various democratic social perspectives.
What was the Kerner Commission?
Signed by President Harrison to protect large wooded areas to be "reserves" that could not be used for exploitative logging.
What was the Forest Reserve Act?
A spin-off of the Declaration of Independence, released by feminists on July 4, 1876.
What was the Declaration of Rights for Women?