Women's History

pain and suffering

The "Me Too" Movement

helped survivors of sexual violence, low wealth communities, etc. find pathways to healing

Hillary Clinton

first female presidential candidate nominated by a major party, the Democratic Party

Nancy Pelosi

highest-ranking female politician in the history of the United States

Persian Gulf War

war with the largest deployment of women in American history

Class ceiling

unofficially acknowledged barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women and minorities

Sally Ride

first American woman to go into space

Sandra Day O'Connor

first woman to serve on the Supreme Court

Title IX

federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded program/activity

Pink-collar worker

one who is employed in a job that is traditionally considered to be a women's work

EEOC

responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or employee

Affirmative Action

an action or policy favoring those who tend to suffer from discrimination; positive discrimination, mixture of diversity

Shirley Chisholm

first black women elected to the U.S. congress

Vietnam War

women took part in support services, they participated as air traffic controllers, intelligence officers, weather monitors, etc. but around 90% served as nurses

Choice

Roe v Wade and the birth control pill gave a woman "control"

Gloria Steinem

nationally recognized as a leader and a spokeswoman for the American feminist movement

Freedom Trash Can

feminists threw pieces of patriarchal oppression such as high heels, mops, pans, etc.

The Feminine Mystique

book written by feminist Betty Friedan that described that many house wives and mothers were unhappy with just staying at home

Feminism

the advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes

NOW

American activist organization that promotes equal rights for women and wanted to end sex discrimination

Equal Rights Amendment

a proposed amendment to the Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens

Equal Pay Act

a labor law aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex

Rosie the Riveter

cultural icon of World War II, representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during the war

19th Amendment

granted women the right to vote in federal elections without restrictions

Flappers

generation of young western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, etc.

Progressive Era reforms

women became leaders in a range of social and political movements from 1890 through 1920... reformers wanted to end political corruption

World War I

women were barred from voting or serving in military combat roles... some provided support on the front lines as nursers, doctors, translators, etc.

Jeanette Rankin

1st woman in the House of Representatives... making laws for a country that she could not vote for in a federal election

The NWSA

formed by Stanton and Anthony to work for women's suffrage on the federal level

Seneca Falls Convention

first women's rights convention; wrote the Declaration of Sentiments

Civil War

400 women disguised themselves as men and fought in the Union and Confederate armies

Susan B. Anthony

writer, lecturer, and abolitionist who was a leading figure in the women's voting rights movement; most recognized figure

Carrie Chapman Catt

women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment

Alice Paul

controversial figure in the last years of the American battle to win the vote for women... founded her own organization, the National Women's Party