HISTORY 102 Lecture 16: First_Wave_Feminism_10_5_16
5 Oct 2016
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Carrie nation member of wctu, led violent protests in kansas in support of prohibition, raided saloons, tore apart bars, led to a minor civil war, ultimately succeeded in shutting down the town"s bars and saloons, Carrie chapman catt born in wi in 1859, organized many suffrage mvts, secured suffrage in 7 states, developed a strong relationship to woodrow wilson during wwi, catt showed support for the war. Volstead act (1919) defined and enforced the 18th amendment, classified liquor as a liquid with alcohol content above or at 0. 5%, Seneca falls convention (1848) roots of feminism, declaration of sentiments equality between the sexes. Women were not allowed to find a job or hold land at time of sfc. Charlotte perkins gilman yellow paper (1892) and women and economics, poverty in childhood, yp struggles with depression as a child. As times progressed, premarital sex increased among women. Prohibition movement targeted saloons since there was generally prostitution there too.
