Chapter 27

Quiz for Document 27-3: John Olson, Women’s Rights March (1970)

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Question 1

The participants in the women’s march in New York City in 1970 were there to demand social and economic equality for women and to commemorate the anniversary of theA. Emancipation Proclamation.
B. passage of the Fifteenth Amendment.
C. ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment.
D. Seneca Falls Convention.

Question 2

In the photographic image of the women’s march, the slogan, “Unite for Women’s Emancipation” might best be said to signify the feminist movement’sA. historical connection to broader issues of civil rights.
B. need to address internal divisions.
C. support for radical revolutionary social change.
D. threat of potential violent action in the future.

Question 3

Which of the following conclusions about second wave feminism is best supported by the image of the women’s march?A. Electoral politics was the primary mode of accomplishing feminist reforms.
B. Feminism remained a political movement of white, middle-class women in the suburbs.
C. Feminists advocated for radical and violent social and economic changes.
D. Feminism was a diverse popular movement of women from various backgrounds.