PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE WOMENS MOVEMENT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Women were able to attend college
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Began to enter Male dominant professions
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Had to travel with a male accomplice
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Could only work domestic jobs
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Detailed explanation-1: -It stimulated important policy changes but left many reform goals unachieved. It helped women, above all white women, find new footings in government agencies, political parties, and elected offices-and, in time, even run for president-and yet left most outside the halls of power.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ultimately, the Suffragettes achieved their goal of enfranchisement for women and the movement has rightfully gone down in history as one of the strongest and most successful women’s rights groups. Today, the battle for women’s enfranchisement has been all but won, but equality still hovers just out of reach.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the late 19th and early 20th century, the majority of men opposed the idea of allowing women to vote, and anti-suffrage cartoons depicted suffragists as ugly, scolding shrews set on emasculating mankind.
Detailed explanation-4: -Surprising to some, many of the suffragists’ strongest supporters were their husbands, fathers, brothers, uncles, and other men. There were men throughout the country who were themselves suffragists and who lent their support to advancing the women’s cause.