Which two states were the first to allow women to hold property in their own names?
Mississippi and Maine
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Which two states were the first to allow women to hold property in their own names? | Mississippi and Maine |
| WGSS courses are “interdisciplinary”. What does that mean and what are some disciplines used to examine theories of gender? | Combines lots of different disciplines (English, history, sociology, psychology, political science, communication studies) |
| What was an argument women used to get the right to vote? | Some feminists have argued historically because of differences between men and women, women could use their natural qualities such as maternal instincts to “clean up” American politics. |
| What is the law of coverture? | Renders a wife’s identity covered by her husband’s identity. |
| What amendment to the Constitution gave women the right to vote? | The 19th Amendment in 1920. |
| What new and groundbreaking idea did Sojourner Truth argue in “Ain’t I a woman?” | That men and women are inherently equal, rejecting the notion of women as inferior to men. |
| What was the “Declaration of Sentiments” and where was it written? | The Seneca Falls convention, a foundational document in the women’s rights movement, listing complaints and demands for women in the US. |
| What quality or qualities about second-wave feminism led to the beginning of black feminist thought and scholarship? | Lack of inclusivity. |
| Cisgender | Identify as the sex you were assigned at birth. |
| Transgender | Identify as a different gender than the sex you were assigned at birth. |
| Genderqueer | You don’t fall into a binary gender box. |
| What is “gender socialization”? | The process by which we learn gender. |
| Gender Assignment | The sex you were assigned at birth. |
| Gender Identity | With which gender you identify. |
| Gender Expression | How you choose to express yourself via your gender. |
| What is intersectionality in WGSS? | A theory that explains how identities of difference interact, overlap, and create compounding experiences of oppression and privilege, it focuses on both micro and macro influences in people’s lives. |
| What is hegemonic masculinity? | Masculinity that inherently includes power and control over women and other gender/sexual identities, toxic masculinity. |
| What was included in the Combahee River Collective’s platform? | The “interlocking nature” of oppression, including race, class, sex, and heterosexuality, with the experiences of black women at the center. |
| What does it mean to say gender is a performance and is that voluntary or involuntary? | Society expects you to act a certain way based on your sex/gender, it is generally involuntary. |
| What institutions help us define and control femininity and masculinity? | Family, capitalism, religion, education, sports, government, the media. |
| As of 1993, how many states considered marital or spousal rape a crime? | All 50 states. |
| Which group is the highest percentage of perpetrators of SA on college campuses? | Cisgender Men. |
| True or False: Stranger rapes occur at a higher frequency than acquaintance rapes. | FALSE |
| What percentage of all cisgender men are perpetrators of rape? | 5% |
| What is the racial double standard and how is it used to discuss sexual violence? | The historically based idea that black and white women are inherently different, black women are hypersexualized, black men are hyper-villainized, in part explains the higher rate of sexual violence experienced by women of color. (short answer question) |