Women and work
What was the poorest paid job?
Slop work
Why was there a large number of white collar jobs?
The development of larger industrial plants and the expansion of government services.
Why did so many women become prostitutes?
Employment was unstable and wages were low. Girls were no longer protected by their family or village community and church.
What did SPD stand for?
Social Democratic Party
What ideology was reinforced?
domesticity: women should be at home taking care of kids not in industrial workforce.
Why were women hired for these jobs?
There was a shortage of male worker.
What happened to women who had diseases?
They went to lock hospitals where they were given moral instructions.
Who led the SPD?
Wilhelm Liebknecht and August Bebel.
Why did men want to keep women out of work?
It was to ensure the moral and physical well-being of the families.
Why did women have limited careers?
Lack of education.
What was the name of Josephine Butler's group?
The shrieking sisters.
What was the SPD's main goal?
They wanted to improve the conditions of the working class
What is sweating?
Easy jobs to due at home that required low skill.
What jobs could women do?
They could be teachers,nurses,secretaries,and work civil jobs?
How did Josephine Butler's group acquire that name?
They discussed sexual matters in public.
Who led French socialism?
Jean Jaures.
Why did women want to work these new jobs?
Freedom from domestic patterns.
What did Josephine Butler find unfair?
Laws punished women and not men for venereal diseases.
What were the two divisive issues in socialism?
Nationalism and Revisionism