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Week 15: Women's Rights Movement Answers

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In The Feminine Mystique, the author argued that

A
society would be more stable if women chose to remain at home.
B
women feel worthless when they deny themselves freedom of expression.
C
women feel unfulfilled when they think about themselves too much.
D
the drive for equality should not eliminate the right to be a wife and mother.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, many women were attracted by new jobs in the developing

A
agricultural industry.
B
manufacturing industry.
C
service industry.
D
technology industry.
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Which statement best explains the outcome of Roe v. Wade after the 1973 ruling?

A
Women gained the right to end pregnancies, while states lost the right to restrict abortions.
B
Women lost the right to end pregnancies, while states gained the right to outlaw abortions.
C
Women gained the right to end pregnancies, while states gained the right to restrict abortions.
D
Women gained the right to end pregnancies, while federal laws replaced state restrictions on abortions.
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How was Phyllis Schlafly connected to the women’s rights movement?

A
She led a campaign to ban The Feminine Mystique.
B
She founded the National Organization for Women.
C
She campaigned for the Equal Rights Amendment.
D
She helped to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment.
5

Before the National Organization for Women was founded, efforts to gain equal rights for women resulted in

A
the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
B
fairer educational funding for men and women.
C
few changes by either the government or employers.
D
a surprising reduction of women in the workforce.
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One way many women’s lives changed in the 1950s was that they

A
were granted the right to vote.
B
were helped by new household technology.
C
were able to legally obtain an abortion.
D
were granted equal funding for school athletics.
7

The Supreme Court decisions in Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade were based on the principle of the right to

A
free speech.
B
health care.
C
religious freedom.
D
privacy.
8

Some women opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because

A
they said it did not go far enough.
B
they believed it was an unfair law.
C
they feared it would force them to find jobs.
D
they thought it undermined traditional values.
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The Feminine Mystique was written by

A
Susan B. Anthony.
B
Betty Friedan.
C
Phyllis Schlafly.
D
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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Which statement best describes the long-term impact of Roe v. Wade on US society?

A
The decision gave women a limited right to choice and remains very controversial.
B
The decision was controversial at first but has since gained acceptance.
C
The decision gained popular at first but has grown more controversial.
D
The decision was welcomed by most people as a good compromise.

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