Womens Health Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Did the women's health movement embrace and advocate for women of all races and economic backgrounds from the start? - ANSWER-No it was only focused on middle to high class women. What is Feminism? - ANSWER-The idea that women should have the same political, economic, and social rights and opportunities as men. Who was Dorothea Dix - ANSWER-was an American activist on behalf of the indigent mentally ill who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she served as a Superintendent of Army Nurses. What did Dorothea Dix do? - ANSWER-led a national effort to organize a nursing corps to care for the war's wounded and sick. What is the 19th Amendment? - ANSWER-guaranteed women the right to vote During World War II, many women entered the U.S. workforce. What happened to most of these women at the end of the war when men returned home? - ANSWER-When the war ended, women were pressured to leave their jobs and return to being homemakers. What year did the FDA approve the birth control pill? - ANSWER-1960 Why were women excluded from clinical studies? - ANSWER-They assumed that women were essentially small men—identical in all respects except for their reproductive physiology What is the main objective of the Family and Medical Leave Act? - ANSWER-Introduced in 1993, Gives employees unpaid medical leave for themselves or for the care of a family member or a newborn or adopted infant. In 1994, the Violence Against Women Act mandated a unified judicial response to sexual crimes committed against women.