Essay Quiz


1		In the debate over an equal rights amendment in the 1920s, which group had a better argument-members of the National Woman's Party, who supported an ERA, or the women reformers who opposed it? Could their disagreement have been resolved or were their positions irreconcilable?



2		How did the college experience of the 1920s affect women students? What aspects of collegiate culture in the 1920s are familiar today and which aspects have faded over time?



3		Discuss the following assertion: "The flapper of the 1920s represented consumer culture more than the emancipation of women."



4		In what ways did minority women of the 1920s -African Americans, Mexican Americans, and daughters of European immigrants -participate in facets of the culture of the 1920s? Compare/contrast their experiences.



5		Assess arguments for and against birth control in the 1920s. Did the birth control campaign make progress in this decade, and if so, why? If not, why not?



6		Compare/contrast the campaign for woman suffrage before 1920 and the campaign for birth control, which began in the pre-World War I era. Which reform, if either, is more significant in women's history, and why?

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