Women's Rights Movement

Question 1

Which statement best describes the long-term impact of Roe v. Wade on US society?

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The decision gave women a limited right to choice and remains very controversial.

Question 2

The Feminine Mystique was written by

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Betty Friedan.

Question 3

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

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few changes by either the government or employers.

Question 4

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

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privacy.

Question 5

What do womens’ rights groups today focus on in regard to abortion?

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educating about reproductive health and expanding care access for women

Question 6

One way many women’s lives changed in the 1950s was that they

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were helped by new household technology.

Question 7

How was Phyllis Schlafly connected to the women’s rights movement?

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She helped to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment.

Question 8

Which statement best expresses the dilemma women faced in the 1950s and 1960s?

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They had time and opportunity to reinvent themselves but still faced barriers.

Question 9

Some women opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because

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they thought it undermined traditional values.

Question 10

In the 1950s and 1960s, many women were attracted by new jobs in the developing

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service industry.

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