Womens History Midterm

Test 2 Review

19 cards·by anitasha

What is cult of true womanhood?

A socio-cultural ideal woman who the 4 essential values of piety, purity,domesticity and submissiveness

What meant by the term "separate spheres"?

Men and women belong to different roles belonging to their own sphere.

In what areas were women considered superior to men?

In their morality.

When did high schools and colleges began admitting female student?

In the 1820s, 1830s.

What are benevolent societies?

Charitable organizations, African-American women were successful in this area.

What was the focus of family limitation movement?

Educating women on how their body work and providing women birth control to bring the birth rate down.

What professions were women trying to break into in the 19th century?

Doctors and Lawyers.

What was the focus of abolitionist movement by the early 19 century?

To abolish slavery under the Mason Dixen line, in the west

Where dis Satanton and Anthony spend most of their lives? And why is this important?

In New York, its important because its the most progressive state at the time.

What social reform movement launched their entry into women's rights?

The Abolition Reform Movement.

When was the Declaration of Sentiments written?

1848

When did Stanton and Anthony meet?

Few years after the convention in Seneca Falls

Which two Declaration of Sentiments issues did the women's movement focus on first?

Womens right to vote and marriage reform.

T what level and branch of government did the movement first focus their political efforts?

At the state legislative.

What is the first victory of the womens rights movement?

The New York Married Womens Property Act.

What is the New York Womens Property Act?

Women had the right to own/inherit property, keep their earnings, sue in court of law including divorce and sue for custody of their childre

What was the number one priority of freedWOMEN after the Civil War?

To locate their kids and husband and get their family back together.

In what way did women enter the medical field during the Civil War? and why?

The Army was the entry into medical fields to take care of hurt soldiers.

What was the Freedmen's Bureau?

Federal agency to assist freedmen in the transition from slavery to freedom by providing housing provisions food and education.