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Who was considered the first African American woman to become a millionaire?
Madam C.J. Walker
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What happened in 1919?
The Amendment for womens' right to vote was finally passed.
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What are suffragists and suffragettes?
Men and women who worked successfully to gain women the right to vote.
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Who was arrested in 1872 for attempting to vote in the presidential election that year?
Susan B. Anthony
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Who was one of the main founders of the National Organization for women (NOW)?
Betty Friedan
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When was the National Organization for Women (NOW) founded?
1966
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What are gender roles?
Society's expectations of the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females.
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When was pay equity first presented?
In the 1980's.
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Who was Elizabeth Candy Stanton?
An American activist, abolitionist, and one of the leading women during the early women’s rights movement.
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What year did the American Feminist's Movement begin?
1848
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What is the Matrix of Domination?
The increasing impact of oppression because of race, gender and class as well as religion, disability status, and age.
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What happened on July 19, 1848?
The first women's rights convention began.
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Who was the first president of the American Equal Rights Association?
Lucretia Mott
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What was the Suffrage Movement about?
Women's right to vote.
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What is pay equity?
It calls for equal pay for different types of work that are judged to be comparable by measuring such factors as employee knowledge, skills, effort, responsibility, and working conditions.
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What percentage of women represent the voting population?
53%
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Who said, "I have encountered riotous mobs and have been hung in effigy, but my motto is: Men's rights are nothing more. Women's rights are nothing less," and "I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand."
Susan B. Anthony
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When was the League of Women Voters founded and what was its purpose?
It was founded in 1920. It performed a valuable function in educating the electorate of both sexes, publishing newsletters describing candidates' positions, and holding debates among candidates.
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What is meant by Feminine Mystique?
Society's view of a woman as only her children's mother and her husband's wife.
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In 2009, out of 435 members in Congress, how many of those members were female?
73 of the members