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Women History Number
Key statistics for Women's Civil Rights. A level History OCR.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Proportion of female high school graduates in 1900 | Half of high school graduates in 1900 were female |
| Number of states that had given women the right to vote by 1900 | Four |
| Women as a percentage of the total workforce in 1900 | 17% of the workforce were women |
| Number of women working in white collar jobs in 1900 and 1920 | 950,000 in 1900 to 3.4 million in 1920 |
| Average working hours and pay of immigrant women in factories the 1890s | 70 hours for $5 |
| Divorce rate in 1940 and 1946 | 10.2% in 1940 and 18.2% in 1946 |
| Number of states that had given women the right to vote in state elections by 1918 | Twenty |
| Number of women entering the workforce in the 1920s | 2 million |
| Difference in working women in 1945 and 1940 | 5 million more working women in 1945 than 1940, many married |
| Pay gap of female and male teachers in 1939 | Female teachers earned 20% less than male teachers in 1939 |
| Female union membership in the 1930s | Increased from 265,000 to 800,000 |
| Decade of highest marriage rate | 1950s (also with lowest average marriage age) |
| Percentage of girls aged 15-19 who wanted to be housewives by age 35 in 1968 and 1978 | 65% in 1968 and 25% in 1978 |
| Percentage of white and African American women who supported feminists in 1970 | 37% of white women and 60% of African American women |
| Percentage of white and African American women who supported feminists in 1985 | 72% of white women and 78% of African American women |
| Percentage of men who supported gender equality in 1972 and 1990 | 33% in 1972 and 40% in 1990 |
| Change in number of women standing for election between 1974 and 1994 | Number of women standing for election doubled from 1974 to 1994 |
| Number of female representatives in 1970 and 1992 | 12 in 1970 and 47 in 1992 |
| Number of women who said they would vote for a female present in 1991 | 86% |
| Number of working mothers in 1940 and 1960 | 1.5 million in 1940 and 6.6 million in 1960 |
| Percentage of married women with children aged 6-17 working outside the home in 1989 | 73.2% |
| Number of states providing partially paid maternity leave in the 1980s | Five |
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