Women in America

First Wave Feminism

100

The ________ Amendment gave women the right to vote. 

19th

200

The ______ amendment to the Constitution would ban the sale, transportation, and production of alcohol. 

18th 

300

Margaret Sanger became famous for advocating for a woman's right to have ____________ to prevent unwanted pregnancies. 

birth control 

400

The __________ =Movement sought persuade the American people and government to give up alcohol and make it illegal. 

Temperance 

500

The War of the Roses and Perfect 36 refer to the fight to ratify the suffrage amendment in this state. 

Tennessee

1920s and 1930s

100

Women who broke traditional norms, wore fashionable clothes, cut their hair shut, and liked to party. 

Flappers

200

Female employment went _________ during the Great Depression. 

Up 

300

FDR and his ______ Deal, provided much needed jobs and assistance to struggling families during the Great Depression. 

New

400

In the 1920s, women began working in jobs such as _______________, to get out of the house and support themselves. (Provide at least one example)

Clerical jobs, such as secretaries, typewriters, phone operators, etc. 

500

In the 1920s, Americans continued to drink by going to ____________ and buying bootleg liquor. 

speakeasies

1940s and 1950s

100

This military conflict, which began in 1939, required women to do their part on the homefront. 

World War II

200

Following WWII, the U.S. birthrate spiked in what we call the 

Baby Boom 

300

Rosie the Riveter was propaganda character in World War II that encouraged women to 

work in war factories or defense industries 

400

For many families in the 1950s, the "American Dream" involved owning a home in the 

suburbs

500

Besides working in the defense industry another way women supported the war effort on the homefront was by...(Name at least one)

rationing, selling war bonds, gardening, recycling, nursing, etc. 

Second Wave Feminism - Part I

100

I wrote The Feminine Mystique, which started the Feminist Movement in 1963

Betty Friedan

200

The ____________________ was the primary organization advocating for feminist causes in the 1960s and 1970s. 

NOW - National Organization for Women

300

I was the first woman (and African American) to run for President. 

Shirley Chisholm 

400

Title IX gave women equal access to money and resources at ________________. 

universities or colleges

500

I led the Stop ERA campaign. 

Phyllis Schlafly

Second Wave Feminism - Part II

100

The _________ amendment to the Constitution was one of the major goals of the Feminist Movement. 

Equal Rights 

200

In the ____________ Supreme Court case, the court ruled that women had the right to an abortion under the right to privacy. 

Roe v. Wade

300

The Equal ______ Act of 1963 was designed to reduce the gender disparity in the area of wages.

Pay

400

I was the founder and editor of Ms. Magazine. 

Gloria Steineim

500

The _________________ (two words) Opportunity Act allowed women allowed women to access loans and credit cards more freely. 

Equal Credit