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The Women's Political Council, or WPC, is the group of black women working for civil rights that kept the boycott of the buses going. They circulated flyers calling for the boycott on December 5, the day that Rosa Parks was tried in municipal court.

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When the bus boycott was going on many of the white women did what?

Casucasian men and women walked right beside their AfricanAmerican women and men to show their support for the boycott.


What is a sentence using boycott?

The feminist organization announced they would boycot, and hoped everyone would join them, this company that pays men more than women for the same job.


What conditions in society helped bring about the womens movement in the 1960s?

In 1966 a group known as the National Organization for Women was created. This group demanded equal pay and opportunities in society for women who worked outside of the home. This organization used every opportunity to fight the belief that women should stay at home instead of work for their families.


When the colonies declared a boycott on British goods who formed the backbone of the movement?

The backbone of the boycott against British goods during the colonial period was primarily formed by the middle and lower classes, including merchants, artisans, and laborers. These groups organized and participated in non-importation agreements and local committees of correspondence to promote the boycott and encourage community support. Women also played a crucial role, often leading campaigns to produce homemade goods and replace imported items. This collective effort helped unify the colonies against British taxation and policies.


What development helped women take their first steps toward public life?

rise of national women's groups The development that helped women take their first steps toward public life was the rise of national women's groups. The development that helped women take their first steps toward public life was the rise of national women's groups.

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When the bus boycott was going on many of the white women did what?

Casucasian men and women walked right beside their AfricanAmerican women and men to show their support for the boycott.


What were the roles of the inuit boys?

They helped with the women in group survival


What is the WTUL?

the womens trade union league was a group of women that started in Boston from 1903 to 1950. The real question is what is it? the women trade union was a group of women that protected other women from busy workdays and hours. it also helped from taxes.


How would you use the words boycott and protest in a sentence?

The women supported each other in a boycott to protest the high prices at the market.


What type of british goods did women boycott?

The british goods that women boycotted were clothing,tea,and accesories.


Was Amelia Earhart in any groups?

Yes, she helped form the women's flying group, 99's.


What are the 7 types of gymnatics?

not sure if this is right or not but here's the 7 I found online: Women's Artistic Men's Artistic Rhythmic Tumbling Trampoline Acrobatic Group hope this helped :)


What group helped patriot war effort?

France and SpainThe groups that helped the patriot war effort were; Slaves, apprentices, native Americans, Indian and women.


What did Martin Luther king learn through the boycott?

Hello the answer to your question is: I do women


Did black women play an active role in the Montgomery bus boycott?

Of course!


Why did Abigail Adams fight for women's rights?

Abigail Adams was one of the very many founders of the group called the daughters of liberty.This group of women helped us win the american revolution by boycotting british goods.


What jobs did women have in world war 2?

Well when the war was going on women worked in the WAAC as nurses and radio operators. But some women worked on the ships, and helped in the making of the Atomic bomb.