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Second Wave Feminism Quiz

Question 1 of 18

1

In 1972, how many members of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party were women?

Select one of the following:

  • 7

  • 26

  • 3

  • 12

Explanation

Question 2 of 18

1

How many women were members of the Conservative Party

Select one of the following:

  • 9

  • 7

  • 26

  • 12

Explanation

Question 3 of 18

1

In the 1945 general election, out of the 600 MPs how many were women?

Select one of the following:

  • 24

  • 26

  • 350

  • 9

Explanation

Question 4 of 18

1

By 1966 there were more female MPs

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 5 of 18

1

The most famous campaign by women against equal pay was by Ford Machinists in what year?

Select one of the following:

  • 1968

  • 1970

  • 1962

  • 1975

Explanation

Question 6 of 18

1

The feminist groups of Second Wave feminism, such as the Women's Liberation Movement, were a continuation of earlier groups and campaigns

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 18

1

How many women went on strike in the 1968 Ford Machinists strike?

Select one of the following:

  • 600

  • 850

  • 1 million

Explanation

Question 8 of 18

1

How many women attended the first national WLM Oxford conference in 1970?

Select one of the following:

  • 480

  • 600

  • 850

Explanation

Question 9 of 18

1

Select three main types/groups of feminism

Select one or more of the following:

  • Socialist

  • Liberal

  • National

  • Political

  • Radical

  • Rational

  • Social

Explanation

Question 10 of 18

1

What do socialist feminists believe/aim to achieve?

Select one of the following:

  • Try to improve the social conditions of women through changing legislations e.g more rights in the home/public sphere

  • Believe that female oppression is due to capitalism

  • Communism causes further female suppression

Explanation

Question 11 of 18

1

Which feminist historian argued against the theories of socialist feminism?

Select one of the following:

  • Sheila Patterson

  • Sheila Rowbotham

  • Elizabeth Meehan

Explanation

Question 12 of 18

1

What do liberal feminists fight for?

Select one of the following:

  • Defend women in terms of discrimination - fighting for equal pay

  • To end the oppression of capitalism

  • That women are the sex objects from men and that women in protest should abstain from sex with men.

Explanation

Question 13 of 18

1

What do radical feminists believe?

Select one of the following:

  • That women are the sex objects from men and that women in protest should abstain from sex with men. Perhaps even become lesbians?

  • That women shouldn't be discriminated against - these feminists largely campaign for equal pay rights

  • That men should actually be subordinate to women in society - women have had enough

Explanation

Question 14 of 18

1

What year was the Birmingham conference where divisions started to show within the WLM?

Select one of the following:

  • 1978

  • 1970

  • 1975

  • 1989

Explanation

Question 15 of 18

1

Feminists from the 60s-80s were a homogeneous group sharing common experiences

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 18

1

What is the name of the major feminist publication of this time?

Select one of the following:

  • Spare Rib

  • Evil Eye

  • Empire Windrush

  • The Women's Liberation Magazine

Explanation

Question 17 of 18

1

What female politician passed the 1970 Equal Pay Act?

Select one of the following:

  • Barbara Castle

  • Margaret Thatcher

  • Elizabeth Meehan

Explanation

Question 18 of 18

1

31% of married women worked in 1931. What percentage of married women were working by 1971?

Select one of the following:

  • 37%

  • 31%

  • 26%

  • 78%

Explanation

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