Woman
These sisters from South Carolina were among the first female abolitionists.
Who are the Grimké Sisters?
This year the 19th Amendment was ratified
What is 1920?
This amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Creation of the Private vs Public Spheres
What is Cult of Domesticity?
Movement led by women like Jane Addams to help urban poor
What is the Settlement House Movement?
She helped start Ms. magazine and was a journalist and actress
Who is Gloria Steinem?
The Seneca Falls Convention took place in this year.
What is 1848
The passage of this amendment led to a split in the feminist movement.
What is the 15th Amendment?
This concept emphasized women's role in instilling civic virtue in their children.
What is Republican Motherhood
Founded in 1966 and continues to call for equal employment opportunity and equal pay for women
What is national organization for women (NOW)
She promoted birth control and founded what became Planned Parenthood.
Who is Margaret Sanger?
The founding year of the National Organization for Women (NOW)
What is 1966?
This overturned Roe v Wade
What is Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization?
In the 1920s they were fashionable young woman who focused on enjoying herself and challenging the conventional standards of behavior.
What is a Flapper?
Made homespun cloth to replace British imports during the Revolutionary period
What is the Daughters of Liberty?
She wrote "On the Equality of the Sexes"
Who is Judith Sargent Murray?
Title IX was signed into law this year
What is 1972?
Struck down mandatory maternity leave policies because they argued it violated due process rights under the 14th Amendment.
What is Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur?
A magazine image of an independent and athletic "new woman" created in the 1890s
What is Gibson Girl?
This group, founded by Stanton and Anthony, focused on suffrage and opposed the 15th Amendment without women.
What is the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA)?
First African American woman to publish poetry
What is Phillis Wheatley?
This year the first woman was elected into congress
What is 1916?
Women in colonial America had this legal status, meaning their rights were subsumed by husbands.
What is coverture?
Concept of this invisible barrier that prevents women from reaching the top especially with leadership roles
What is glass ceiling?
Created during WWII to allow women to serve in non-combat roles in the military, expanding women’s roles in national defense.
What is Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)?