https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y Kyle Laidlaw, Jimmy Kelly, Megan McCarthy en-us 2019-04-25 13:13:42 UTC 2019-04-26 12:08:57 UTC hello@padlet.com meganmccarthy954 https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354093149 Under Gorbachev, the population of the Soviet Union was allowed to more openly express individual opinions. This lack of censorship for all citizens provided women with a platform from which they could assert ideas of social equality. ]]> 2019-04-25 13:20:22 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354093149 meganmccarthy954 https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354095765 West:
1906- Finland 
1913- Norway
1915- Denmark
1918-  Austria, Germany, Poland
1921- Sweden
1928- Ireland, Britain
1931- Spain]]> 2019-04-25 13:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354095765 jamkelly https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354095839 While the Soviet Union was making greater efforts to offer socialism as the solution to gender-equality, Western European nations were trying to convince women that "free
markets and open societies would better serve their needs as workers and citizens, igniting a new Cold War front over women’s rights" (Ghodsee).]]> 2019-04-25 13:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354095839 klaidlaw1 https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354096405 http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/kristenghodsee/files/vb96_lagadinova5.pdf ]]> 2019-04-25 13:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354096405 klaidlaw1 https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354098210 After WWII, Russia emerged as one of the world's most advanced places for women's education (Thorpe). However, with the increase in women's education came a slowdown in birthrates (Ghodsee).]]> 2019-04-25 13:32:18 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354098210 jamkelly https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354098364 In communist countries, women were having abortions to allow for more time to concentrate on their work. This significantly lowered the birth rate in communist countries, leading to Romania banning abortions, and other communist countries considering taking similar steps to increase the birth rate.]]> 2019-04-25 13:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354098364 klaidlaw1 https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354099004 https://www.bustle.com/p/heres-how-women-fought-for-the-right-to-be-educated-throughout-history-53150]]> 2019-04-25 13:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354099004 klaidlaw1 https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354099299 By 1947, all universities in the UK allowed women to receive full degrees . Legislature also was passed in order to further incorporate women into education. For example, the Sex Discrimination Act, passed by the UK Parliament in 1975, banned discrimination based on gender in major institutions like education (Wikipedia).]]> 2019-04-25 13:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354099299 jamkelly https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354102785 https://prezi.com/xlecfxbqoplo/womens-rights-during-the-cold-war-1949-1991/]]> 2019-04-25 13:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354102785 jamkelly https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354105016 Alexandra Kollontai became the first woman ambassador in world history, being appointed from the Soviet Union to Sweden.]]> 2019-04-25 13:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354105016 jamkelly https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354106184 https://www.womankind.org.uk/policy-and-campaigns/women's-rights/women's-rights-timeline]]> 2019-04-25 13:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354106184 jamkelly https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354107174 Maria Corazon Aquino becomes the first female President of the Philippines and the first female president in Asia.]]> 2019-04-25 13:52:38 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354107174 jamkelly https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354108050 Margaret Thatcher is elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, becoming Europe's first female elected head of state.]]> 2019-04-25 13:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354108050 klaidlaw1 https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354108091 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_women%27s_education#20th_century]]> 2019-04-25 13:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354108091 meganmccarthy954 https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354108243 In 1979, Margaret Thatcher was the first British female prime minister elected]]> 2019-04-25 13:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/klaidlaw1/l79ixdqwsb5y/wish/354108243