Unit 5: Paper 1 — Protest and Change
Topic 5.1: Feminism in the USA (1960–1979) Questions
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What phrase did Betty Friedan use to describe the unhappiness she found among suburban housewives?
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According to the micro, roughly how many American women were using the contraceptive pill within five years of its 1960 approval?
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Examine how the perspectives in all the sources can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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Analyse how the context (origin, purpose, time and place) of Source C influences how it can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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Explain how the content of Source A and Source B can be used to answer the inquiry question.
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By 1960, roughly what proportion of married American women held a paying job?
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In what year was the National Organization for Women (NOW) founded?
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According to the sources and the historical record, in what year did the Supreme Court rule on Roe v. Wade?
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What did Title IX (1972) legally ban?
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Which US Supreme Court case in 1965 struck down a state law banning contraception for married couples?
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What was the main purpose of consciousness-raising groups within the feminist movement?
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On what date did the Women's Strike for Equality bring tens of thousands of women onto the streets of New York and other US cities?
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Why is Ms. magazine, founded in 1972 by Gloria Steinem, significant for understanding how the media shaped the feminist movement?
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Which organisation was founded in 1966 by Betty Friedan and 27 other women to push for the enforcement of anti-discrimination law?
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What actually happened at the Miss America protest in Atlantic City on 7 September 1968?
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Why did the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ultimately fail to become law?
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According to Source B, what limitation did Odessa Hartwell identify in the mainstream feminist movement's gains?
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Which two existing laws did feminist activists use to fight employment and pay discrimination in this period?
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