No

Yes

False

True

Initially turned away but following heavy losses, 800,000 women served in Russian armed forces in medical units or as pilots, machine gunners and tank crews.

Women moved to cities to find work.

Women did not work. They stayed at home to care for families.

Women could improve status by joining Red army.

However, they were still expected to play key role in the home (double burden).

By 1940, over 40% engineering students were female, but men still dominated the profession.

Famine of 1921-1922, left women homeless and destitute.

Women dominated light industry (textiles) but also entered heavy industry.

Female workers rose from 3 million in 1928 to over 13 million in 1940.

Access to better healthcare and education- 20% of university places reserved for women in 1929.

There were more female workers than male.

Obshchestvennitsy members ran literacy programmes, kindergartens and children's clubs. They also fought for women’s rights.

February 1917

September 1941

March 1931

January 1930

September 8th

March 7th

March 8th

16%

0%

25%

50%

Gave women greater freedom to move into towns. This led to greater pay and freedom.

Meant that more men left the countryside.

Gave women more educational chances.

First female presidium member. Was a favourite of Khrushchev so was fired after he was removed from power.

First female party member. Was fired because she fought for women's rights.

"Women should stay at home"

"Women have the right to vote but cannot be elected equally with men”.

“Women have the right to vote and be elected equally with men”

Women no longer needed permission to take a job or study

Abortion was made illegal

Only men were allowed to choose divorce

Women no longer had to take husband’s name

Equal pay law passed

Abortion was legalised

Men had to stay at home to care for children

Divorce was made easier

Maternity leave granted

It is a derogatory term for women and was banned in 1918

It is a derogatory term for women and was banned in 1928

It means prostitute and was banned in 1918