University of South Carolina

WGST 112

Module 8

1)In the United States, the maternal mortality rate for White women is 5.9 deaths per 100,000, for African American women it is 19.5 deaths per 100,000 (Inequality Quiz). The reason for the disparity is:

2. How we are oppressed or privileged in society is determined by race, class, gender and sexuality. The intersection of these values is known as:
3. In what year, did the U.S. Congress vote to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military policy that prohibited gay and lesbian service members from being open about their sexual identity?

4. Who was the first openly gay man elected in California (to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977)?