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2. What was the Seneca Falls Convention?

3. The Seneca Falls Convention was the first major Women’s Rights Convention in US history, held in 1848.

4. Who was the first leader of the National American Woman Suffrage Association?

5. Susan B. Anthony was the first leader of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

6. What movement was Carrie Nation most associated with?

7. Carrie Nation is most associated with the temperance movement?

8. Who famously gave the “Ain’t I a Woman” speech at a Women’s Convention in Akron, OH?

9. Sojourner Truth famously gave the “Ain’t I a Woman” speech at a Women’s Convention in Akron, OH.

10. How were the AWSA and NWSA different from one another?

11. The AWSA believed in focusing on a state-by-state strategy and the NWSA wanted to focus only on a national constitutional amendment. (Also, the AWSA supported the 15th amendment, while the NWSA did not.)

12. What Supreme Court case allowed women access to legal abortions?

13. The Supreme Court case that allowed women access to legal abortions was Roe v. Wade.

14. What book was often used as part of “consciousness raising” circles in the 2nd wave? And who was the author?

15. Betty Friedan wrote The Feminine Mystique which was a popular 2nd wave book.

16. Whose Supreme Court nomination did Anita Hill object to and on what grounds?

17. Anita Hill opposed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court because he had sexual harassed her.

18. What movement, often associated with Bikini Kill and Bratmobile, fought for women’s rights in the punk movement (and the world)?

19. The Riot Grrrl movement, often associated with Bikini Kill and Bratmobile, fought for women’s rights in the punk movement (and the world).

20. When were women first let into active combat roles in the US military?

21. Women were first allowed into active combat roles in 2016.

22. What do the letters LGBTQ stand for?

23. Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer or Questioning

24. What is DOMA and when was it passed?

25. DOMA is the Defense of Marriage Act
DOMA is the Defense of Marriage Act. It was passed in 1996 under Bill Clinton.

26. What is considered to be the first major demonstration of the LGBTQ movement and when and where did it happen?

27. The Stonewall Rebellion is considered to be the first major demonstration of the LGBTQ movement. It happened in 1969 in New York City.

28. What term is closest to being the opposite of transgender?

29. Cisgender is the term opposite of transgender
Cisgender is the term opposite of transgender. (Cisgender means that a person identifies personally with the gender assigned to them at birth.)

30. What does ACT UP stand for, and what is ACT UP?

31. ACT UP = AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
ACT UP = AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power. They were a group that used civil disobedience to raise awareness of the AIDS Crisis.

32. Which state recently banned trans people from using the bathroom associated with their gender identity?

33. North Carolina recently banned trans people from using the bathroom associated with their gender identity. This was NC House Bill 2 (HB2).

34. What Supreme Court ruling made same-sex marriage legal nation-wide?

35. Obergefell v. Hodges is the Supreme Court ruling that made same-sex marriage legal nation-wide.

36. What is a major problem for women in the military?

37. Many women in the military are sexually assaulted (over 3000 in 2012, for example).

38. Why was Anita Sarkeesian attacked on the internet?

39. Anita Sarkeesian was attacked because of her connection to the “gamergate” issue. Male gamers claimed that Sarkeesian and others had created a collaboration between the media and game companies to “feminize” games.

40. Use the concept of Intersectionality to explain the issue of the Wage Gap between men and women.

41. Answers will vary, but should discuss the idea that women of color, LGBTQ women, etc. generally experience higher wage gaps.

42. Who was the main leader of the National Women’s Party?

43. Alice Paul was the main leader of the National Women’s Party.

44. Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

45. The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote.

46. What did many “First Wave” feminists oppose about the 14th and 15th amendments?

47. Many “First Wave” feminists opposed the exclusion of women from the 14th and 15th amendments.

48. What was the “Cult of Domesticity” AND why didn’t it actually apply to most women?

49. The “Cult of Domesticity” was the 19th century idea that women should be faithful, submissive housewives. It didn’t really speak to most women’s lives, as many women had to work both in and out of the house in order to survive.

50. What was one of the major effects of Title IX?

51. Title IX forbade gender discrimination in all public school activities
Title IX forbade gender discrimination in all public school activities. It is most famously associated with opening opportunities for women in sports programs.