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Social Science Flashcards
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- 1AssumptionSomething an author assumes is true and doesn't try to prove otherwise
- 2When did Britain women gain the vote?In 1918 30 year old British women gained the vote. It wasn't until 1921 (ten years later) when 21 year old women could vote.
- 3DemocracyA system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives
- 4DependantA person who relied on another, especially a family member, for financial support
- 5Edith CowanFirst woman in Australia to stand for parliament and be elected
- 6EgalitarianismThe belief in equal political, economic, social and civil rights for all people
- 7ElectionThe formal process by which voters choose their political representatives
- 8When did equal pay occur in Australia?1967
- 9FederalThe highest level of government in Australia; another word for Commonwealth
- 10FederationThe act by which the six Australian colonies joined together and became independent of Britain in 1901.
- 11FeminismAdvocating social, political and all other rights of women equal to those of men.
- 12First Wave FeminismThe type of feminism associated with voting rights for women.
- 13FranchiseA right granted by the government, especially the right to vote; a synonym for suffrage
- 14GeneralisationA conclusion or set of principles that has general application; formed by observing specific facts
- 15MilitantAggressive and combative in support of a political or social cause.
- 16Monster PetitionA petition containing 30,000 signatures requesting women’s suffrage and tabled to Victorian parliament in 1891
- 17When did New Zealand receive the vote?1893
- 18PetitionA formal written request, typically signed by many people, with respect to a particular cause
- 19ProtestA statement or action expressing disapproval or objection to something
- 20When did Queensland receive the vote?1905
- 21RespectableRegarded by society as being good, proper or correct.
- 22Second Wave FeminismThe type of feminism associated with women’s liberation.
- 23When did South Australia receive the vote?1894
- 24StateThe second level of government in South Australia
- 25StereotypeOversimplified conception, opinion or image that is attributed to individuals or groups
- 26SubmissionThe act of accepting or yielding to the will or authority of another person
- 27SuffrageThe right to vote in a political election
- 28Suffragettea woman seeking the right to vote through organised activities such as protest
- 29Third wave feminismMoving gender stereotypes and increasing woman’s power over their own live especially in the reproduction area
- 30Universal SuffrageThe right to vote for all people
- 31Why did Universal Suffrage occur?Universal Suffrage occurred because many people believed and still believe that everyone should have the right to vote and not be discriminated by age, sex, race, religion or colour
- 32The "perfect" woman- Dressed well
- Doesn't work
- Is dependant on husband
- Housewife
- Has poise and grace
- Always has to please her husband
- Gives everything to her husband
- Takes husbands name
- Has no custody over land, children and belongings - 33Why the movement of suffrage occurredSuffrage in Australia occurred because women wanted to be equal to men and have their say on what goes on in their own country
- 34What did women do to gain suffrage- Smashed windows
- Sent snuff to politicians
- Threatened to bomb landmarks
- Protested
- Ran out in front of a horse (EWD)
- Chained themselves to fences, bar tables and cars - 35Vida Goldstein- First woman in British Empire to stand for election
- Protested for women's rights
- Speaker, writer and campaigner
- War pacifist
- Formed Woman's Peace Army
- Devoted courageous woman - 36Rose Scott- Social Reformer
- Key figure in turn of century movement
- Partaker of Universal Suffrage and treatment of women
- Help form Women's Literary Society and Womanhood Suffrage League
- Secretary National Council Woman - 37Bessie Rischbeith- Vice President of Women's service guilds
- Feminist
- Social Activist
- Founder Children's Protection Society
- 1st woman in Justice of the Peace
- Stopped Olympic swimming pool being built by wading into the river - 38Catherine Helen Spence- Important in Australia's development
- Doesn't get recognition she deserves
- Published first Australian book written by woman
- Vice President of Women Suffrage League - 39Jessie Street- Labor Candidate
- Co-founded NSW Hygiene Association
- World peace council
- Lobbied for women's rights - 40Slippery Slope TheoryBeginning with a small argument
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Leading to a big argument that is bad/wrong - 41Pankhursts- Emmeline Pankhurst
- Christabel Pankhurst
- Sylvia Pankhurst - 42Emmeline Pankhurst- a leading British women's rights activist, who led the movement to win the right for women to vote.
- Founder of Women's Social and Political Union
- Arrested many times
- Force fed - 43Christabel Pankhurst- Co founded Women's Social and Political Union
- Supporter of war
- Helped move the suffrage movement in England - 44Sylvia Pankhurst- Full time worker for WSPU
- Interest in Labour movement
- Argued with WSPU because it was directing itself towards middle class instead of working
- Pacifist
- Quit Suffraging because of suffragettes war efforts - 45Emily Wilding Davison- Stepped out in front of King's Horse on 1913
- Only martyr for Suffragettes
- Force-fed 49 times
- Died three days after accident - 46Louisa Lawson- Mother of Henry Lawson
- Founded the Dawn newspaper
- Newspaper to make awareness of the rights for women
- Founded Dawn Club
- Club to campaign for women's suffrage - 47Australian Women's Sphere- A magazine published by Vida Goldstein
- Victorian
- To communicate the treating of women - 48Cat and Mouse ActAn act enforced by British government that allows huger striking suffragettes out of jail until she grows strong again and then re-arrests her. Then it repeats
- 49What changed and what stayed the same in Australia and England-Women in the workforce rose
- Women became more educated
- New waves of Feminism were introduced - 50EnfranchiseTo grant the right to vote
- 51disenfranchiseTo deprive a person from the right to vote
- 52When were women able to vote in federal elections?1902
- 53When did first wave feminism start1860's
- 54When did second wave feminism begin1960's
- 55When did third wave feminism start1990's
- 56SpinsterModern day bachelorette