Key Terms
Embraced by the women in first-wave feminism, it's the initially derisive term which came from "suffragist"
What is suffragette?
She was arrested for voting in 1872
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
He's the prime minister who issued a formal apology to Canada's Indigenous Peoples in 2008
Who is Stephen Harper?
_________ can be considered an opposite term to patriarchy
What is matriarchy?
1. She, who wrote 2. this feminist text in 1792, was an early figure in the feminist movement; the movement now has a fourth-wave that includes important concepts such as 3. this hashtag
Who is 1. Mary Wollstonecraft, what is A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, and what is #MeToo?
What is prejudice?
It's the wave of feminism with connections to internet and social media use
What is fourth-wave feminism?
It's the level of Canadian government elections at which women were granted the right to vote in 1918
What is federal?
If a particular issue or social injustice is found within the entirety of an institution, it can be described as _________
What is systemic?
It's the ability to control or influence resources, decisions, and outcomes, often within systemic structures
What is power?
During approximately 1733-1913, it was the process of change from an agrarian economy to one supported through manufacturing by machines
What is the Industrial Revolution?
Implemented in Canada in 1918, it's the lowest rate of pay an employer is legally allowed to provide an employee
What is minimum wage?
Intersectional identities can lead to ________ in some areas but not in others
What is power?
It's the term that first appeared in a 1516 work by Sir Thomas More
What is utopia?
It's the text written by Plato c. 375 BCE outlining his vision of a perfect city-state
What is The Republic?
She was the first female prime minister of Canada
Who is Kim Campbell?
In addition to safety standards, Canadian workplaces must have policies on ___________ and ___________
What are discrimination and harassment?
It's a form of bias, prejudice, or discrimination typically against people of a lower socioeconomic class
What is classism?
It's the name of the march led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930
What is the Salt march?
She founded Canada's first Canadian suffrage organization
Who is Dr. Emily Stowe?
________ is the four-word term for how factors around us construct our identity
What is social construction of identity?