Women

Women In History- Art Unit

By sloank17
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    Victorian Era

    Queen Victolria's reign. Culturally there was a lot of emphasis on women being proper, pure, and respectable
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    First Wave Feminsim

  • Proserpine, Hiram Powers

    Proserpine, Hiram Powers

    Artist begins work on the marble statue

  • Seneca Falls Convention

    a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women
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    World War I

  • 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment makes voting a Constitutional right for women
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    World War II

  • Day Shift- Francis Criss

    Day Shift- Francis Criss

    Francis Criss creates Day Shift as pro-war propaganda. It is hung in Doctor's offices to incite patriotism and encouraqge, among other things, the purchase of war bonds.

  • Post WWII Racism and Sexism

    After WWII, White men returned to the U.S. to see their rightful "place" in society being encroached upon. Progress was made for women and minorities while so many men were away at war, so when the men returned they had to use rascism and sexism to regain their power.

  • The First National Women's Rights Convention

  • United Nations enacts Convention of the Political Rights of Women

  • First Contraceptive Pill approved by U.S. FDA

  • Studio-- End of Day, John Koch

    Studio-- End of Day, John Koch

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    Second Wave Feminism

    Feminists focus on social issue, previously suffragettes had simply focused on winning the vote. Issues like rape, abortion, and sexual harrassment began to be discussed.

  • Equal Pay Act is Passed

    Didn't go into effect until a year later