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Second Wave Feminism Historiography Quiz

Question 1 of 6

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A strength of studying this topic is that there is flourishing academic literature available on different issues relating to women.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 2 of 6

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Who argued that the rule of Mrs Thatcher wasn't explicitly or necessarily about women or affected them?

Select one of the following:

  • Elizabeth Meehan

  • Sheila Rowbotham

  • Margaret Thatcher

  • Penny Summerfield

Explanation

Question 3 of 6

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Select one problem/weakness with the work of Sheila Rowbotham

Select one of the following:

  • Her work is her ideas and assumptions rather than the history of the WLM

  • Focuses on one type of feminism too much

  • Dismisses statistical evidence that some women are happy in their dual-careers

Explanation

Question 4 of 6

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What two works discusses the dichotomy between public and private spheres of women (select two different boxes)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Stacey and Price

  • Stimpston et al

  • Sheila Rowbotham

  • Elizabeth Meehan

  • Sheila Patterson

  • Penny Summerfield

Explanation

Question 5 of 6

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Select a weakness of the works of Stacey and Price, and Stimpton

Select one of the following:

  • Dismisses statistical evidence that some women are happy in their dual-careers

  • Conclusions are based on unsupported assumptions

  • Already flourishing scholarly literature on this topic - no need for any more

  • Stimpton's work focuses on women in American cities therefore is not applicable/relevant to British politics

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Question 6 of 6

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What two works argued that though the WLM had successes, their impact was mixed and actually limited (the progressions had problems)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Coote and Campbell

  • Elizabeth Meehan

  • Sheila Rowbotham

  • Stacey and Price

  • Stimpton

Explanation

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