Things Women Couldn’t Do In The 60’s And 70’s
During the 60’s unmarried Women owned a credit card? True or False?
False! they couldn’t use it without their husband permission. single women couldn’t use credit card.
Women wanted equal _ _ _ (3 letters, one word)
Pay
Accomplished getting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Act passed. (5 letters and 3 letters, two words)
Equal pay.
women couldn’t serve in jury? True or False?
True! Women were considered unreliable, emotional, and were to only be serving at home, so they were not allowed to be in jury.
Women fought for _ _ _ v. _ _ _ _ ( 3 letters and 4 letters, two words)
Roe v. Wade
Accomplished getting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ rights. (8 letters, one word)
Abortion.
Women got an Ivy League education? True or False?
False! Most big collages and universities didn’t accept women.
Women used the phrase “Take Back The _ _ _ _ _ .” (5 letters, one word) hint: opposite to day
“Take Back The Night.” Was and awareness movement started in colleges about S/A and violence mostly happened at night hence the name. Survivors and Allies spoke out about their experience and rallying together.
Accomplished getting greater access to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. ( 9 letters, one word.)
Education.
women had jobs? True or False
True! Women had jobs, but they didn’t have equal pay or weren’t treated respectfully or professionally.
Women fought for their _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rights (8 letters, one word) hint: health care
Abortion
Accomplished getting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ legal in most states whether they can receive it from doctors or drug stores. ( 13 letters, one word)
Contraception.
Women would be guaranteed that they would not get fired for getting pregnant? True or False?
False! Many women were fired from the workplace for being pregnant, even when it was jobs that could handle women in the workplace being pregnant without interfering with her pregnancy or work.
Women fought _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. (5 letters and 7 letters, two words)
Birth control.
Accomplished getting _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ taken seriously with legal repercussion.( 4 letters and 14 letters long, two words)
Work discrimination.