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1970s Midterm
1970s Midterm
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Undergraduate 2
02/28/2013

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Schultz v. Wheaton Glass Co. (1970)
Definition
ruled that jobs held by men & women need to be "substantially equal" but not "identical" to fall under Equal Pay Act. An employer can no longer change the job titles of women workers in order to pay them less.
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San Diego State College & SUNY-Buffalo (1970)
Definition
offer first Women's Studies Programs in US
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Women's wages (1970)
Definition
$0.59 for every $1 earned by men
*non-white women earn even less, although gap is closing
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Women's health book first published as newsprint booklet for $0.35
*now full book version used in some classes
(1970)
Definition
Our Bodies, Our Selves
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Women's groups began to focus on _____ & the creation of _______.
Definition
battered women's issues & shelters
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"I Am Woman" (1971)
Definition
song which became anthem for women's liberation movement
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Helen Reddy (1971)
Definition
performed "I Am Woman"
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Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation (1971)
Definition
outlaws practice of private employers refusing to hire women with pre-school children
Term
"Most women's magazines simply try to mold women into bigger and better consumers" (1972)
Definition
Gloria Steinem
Term
Made the face of the women's liberation movement because she is pretty and most supporters are dyke-ish (1972)
Definition
Gloria Steinem
Term
first black woman to run for US Presidency nomination (1972)
Definition
Shirley Chisholm
Term
wrote "Unbossed & Unbought" (1972)
Definition
Shirley Chisholm
Term
President that signed Title IV (1972)
Definition
Richard Nixon
Term
Title IV (1972)
Definition
no more discrimination on the basis of sex for an education program or activity receiving federal funding
Term
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Definition
ruled that women have right to abort fetus during 1st trimester of pregnancy
*canceled anti-abortion laws in 46 states
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Pittsburgh Press v. Pittsburgh Commission Human Relations (1973)
Definition
bans sex-segregated "help wanted" advertising as violation of Title VII
Term
Cleveland Board of Education v. La Fleur (1974)
Definition
determined it is illegal to force pregnant women to take maternity leave on the assumption they are incapable of working in their physical condition
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Congress outlawed discrimination of _____ & _____ on the basis of sex. (1974)
Definition
housing & credit
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Hundreds of colleges now offer women's studies programs. 230 centers on college campuses now provide ________. (1974)
Definition
support services for women
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Time Person of the Year award goes to _____. (1975)
Definition
American Women to celebrate the success of the women's movement.
Term
Taylor v. Louisiana (1975)
Definition
denies states the right to exclude women from juries
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The first marital rape law is enacted in _______, making it illegal for a husband to rape his wife. (1976)
Definition
Nebraska
Term
_________ first starts appearing on drug store shelves. (1978)
Definition
home pregnancy tests
Term
One reason why a grand celebration of America’s bicentennial seemed inappropriate in 1976.
Definition
Watergate led to distrust of the government
Term
___________ emerged as a national (and global) political issue in the 1970s.
Definition
human rights
Term
Who are the "Plumbers" in Watergate and what did they do?
Definition
Guys working for Nixon. Wiretapping, making enemy list, etc.
Term
FBI most wanted for involvement with the Weathermen Underground.
Definition
Bill Ayers
Term
A head leader of the Weathermen
Definition
Bernardine Dohrn
Term
Weathermen Underground
Definition
*revolutionary party formed for the overthrow of the US government
*allied with the "Black Liberation Movement" and other radical movements
Term
Ford lost re-election due mainly to _____.
Definition
media
Term
Who started the madman theory?
Definition
Nixon
Term
Madman Theory
Definition
attempting to make hostile communist countries think the US President was a loose-cannon so that they would avoid provoking him.
Term
leaked 7,000 FBI documents
Definition
Daniel Ellsberg
Term
wiki-leaks
Definition
Bradley Manning
Term
first black mayor of mayor city (Atlanta)?
Definition
Maynard Jackson
Term
Mayor said was necessary for Atlanta airport expansion
Definition
full participation & teamwork
Term
20%
Definition
amount of black workers required to deem as full participation
Term
in charge of affirmative action policies and granting city work permits
Definition
Emma Darnel
Term
parent of a Boston school child and member of the Boston NAACP
Definition
Ruth Batson
Term
What did Ruth Batson say an education meant to the black community?
Definition
giving their children a chance
"fight for their lives"
Term
Strategy(s) employed by the black community in the 1960s to secure a quality education for their children
Definition
boycotts & parent-ran schools
Term
Strategy(s) employed by the black community in the 1970s to secure a quality education for their children
Definition
federal lawsuit to put black kids in white schools
Term
deputy mayor of Boston that stated, "The business, financial, and religious communities took a walk in the 1970s leaving politicians and parents as the only people that cared about the issue" of quality education across the board.
Definition
Robert Kiley
Term
Result of the business, financial, and religious communities' walk from the education issue in Boston (1970s)
Definition
protests and complaints from parents & politicians
*pitted the communities against each other
Term
Had the Boston community stepped up in the education movement (1970s) how would the situation have been different?
Definition
would have received support and encouragement
Term
What did Ruth Batson call the absence of support and the lack of encouragement from state and city level officials?
Definition
complete official neglect (CON)
Term
During the 1st two years of integration in Boston how many white students left the school system?
Definition
almost 1/3rd
Term
What happened in 1977 when Louis Day Hicks lost her run for the Boston School Committee?
Definition
a black candidate won
Term
Who won Louis Hicks' seat on the Boston School Committee?
Definition
John O'Bryant
Term
Why did Maynard Jackson say that being the 1st black mayor is "something you wish on your enemy (tongue in cheek)"?
Definition
high expectations & anxiety
pressure from whites
Term
What did Maynard Jackson do as mayor in terms of changing political and economic status quo?
Definition
hired minorities & women, made affirmative action a city policy
Term
Why did the business community dislike Emma Darnell?
Definition
she was a smart, black female
Term
Charles "CHUCK" Colson
Definition
Special Assistant to President
Nixon's "Eyes & Ears"
Term
John Dean
Definition
Counsel to President
Conducted White House Inquiry
Term
L. Patrick Gray
Definition
Acting FBI Director
Conducted Watergate investigation and fed findings to Dean
Term
Richard Helms
Definition
Director of CIA
refused to allow Nixon & Haldeman to use CIA as "National Security" to cover burglaries
Term
H.R. Haldeman
Definition
Nixon's Chief of Staff
$750,000 secret fund
Term
CREEP
Definition
committee to re-elect the President
Term
John Mitchell
Definition
director of Nixon's '72 campaign (CREEP)
former Attorney General
authorized Gemstone payments
Term
Jeb Magruder
Definition
Deputy Director of CREEP
original leader of Plumbers
Term
G. Gordon Liddy
Definition
ex-FBI
creator of Gemstone
counsel to CREEP
Hunt's supervisor
Term
Maurice Stans
Definition
ex-Secretary of Commerce
treasurer for CREEP
$350,000+ secret fund
Term
John Ehrlichman
Definition
Chief Domestic Policy Advisor
Created/authorized "Plumbers" under "Gemstone"
Term
Egil "Bud" Kroch
Definition
"Special Investigation Unit"
assumed leadership of Plumbers
Term
Howard Hunt
Definition
ex-CIA
CREEP Security Chief
led "Cubans"/"Plumbers" under Liddy
Term
James McCord
Definition
worked for Cubans/Plumbers
ex-CIA
Security Coordinator for CREEP
Term
Tony Ulasewicz
Definition
ex-NYC Police
$ "Bagman"
paid Hunt and other Cubans to keep them quiet
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