Women's Rights and Social Movements

What period did some historians refer to as the "Women's Era" due to increased economic and political opportunities for women?

• 1850-1880

• 1890-1920

• 1930-1960

• 1970-2000

Which organization, founded in 1874, became the largest female organization in the United States by 1890 and advocated for broad reforms, including women's right to vote?

• National Consumers League

• National American Woman Suffrage Association

• Women's Christian Temperance Union

• League of Women Voters

What new job opportunities became especially prevalent for native-born white women by 1920, largely due to technological advancements?

• Agricultural labor

• Domestic service

• Factory work

• Office work and telephone operators

What idea did Charlotte Perkins Gilman promote regarding women's work and personal expression?

• Women should focus solely on earning money to support their families.

• Women should prioritize domestic responsibilities above all other forms of work.

• Women should pursue work for personal expression and independence, beyond just financial gain.

• Women's roles in society should remain traditional and unchanged.

What was Margaret Sanger's main goal that led to her imprisonment in 1916?

• Advocating for women's right to vote

• Opening a clinic to distribute contraceptive devices

• Leading protests against child labor

• Campaigning for women's equal pay

Which social movement did Jane Addams spearhead, providing services to the poor and immigrants?

• The women's suffrage movement

• The temperance movement

• The Settlement House movement

• The labor union movement

What significant right did the 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, grant to women across the United States?

• The right to equal pay

• The right to vote

• The right to own property

• The right to serve in the military

What aggressive tactic did Alice Paul and the National Women's Party use to advocate for women's suffrage?

• Writing letters to newspaper editors

• Organizing peaceful parades and rallies

• Picketing the White House and going on hunger strikes in prison

• Lobbying individual state legislatures