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The Feminine MystiqueThe Feminine Mystique
Written by Betty Friedan in 1963Written by Betty Friedan in 1963 Her views as a housewife and the Her views as a housewife and the
perception of womenperception of women Sparked the feminist movementSparked the feminist movement
WorkplaceWorkplace
43% of women 43% of women work by 1969 work by 1969 compared to 20% compared to 20% 19401940
By 1960 over 30% By 1960 over 30% of married women of married women worked worked
-up 15% from 1940-up 15% from 1940
National Organization of Women National Organization of Women (NOW)(NOW)
19661966 Largest organization for Largest organization for
women todaywomen today Helped fight for equality in Helped fight for equality in
the workplace, birth control the workplace, birth control & pregnancy rights, against & pregnancy rights, against sexism and discrimination, sexism and discrimination, etc.etc.
Today has expanded to Today has expanded to include rights of include rights of homosexualshomosexuals
ERA (Equal Rights ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) 1972 written Amendment) 1972 written by Alice Paul failed to pass by Alice Paul failed to pass as an amendment as an amendment guaranteeing equal rights to guaranteeing equal rights to women under lawwomen under law
Social Welfare SolutionsSocial Welfare Solutions
• Social Gospel Social Gospel MovementMovement--Religious Religious Organizations Organizations teach how to live a teach how to live a religious lifereligious life
• Comstock LawComstock Law-Can -Can Not Send “Bad” Not Send “Bad” Items through MailItems through Mail
MotherhoodMotherhood
The Pill approved in The Pill approved in 1960 by the FDA 1960 by the FDA
Married women 1965 in Married women 1965 in Griswold vs. Conn (right Griswold vs. Conn (right to privacy)to privacy)
Unmarried women 1972 Unmarried women 1972 Eisenstadt v. BairdEisenstadt v. Baird
Roe v. Wade 1973-Roe v. Wade 1973-legalized a woman’s legalized a woman’s right to have an abortionright to have an abortion
How does this change How does this change women’s rights?women’s rights?
Miss America ProtestMiss America Protest
1968 Atlantic City 1968 Atlantic City BoardwalkBoardwalk
Crowned a sheep Crowned a sheep in protest in protest
““Burned Bras”Burned Bras”
The American Indian Movement The American Indian Movement (AIM)(AIM)
Founded 1968Founded 1968 Fought for land rights, Fought for land rights,
against poverty, against poverty, harassment, better harassment, better conditions on conditions on reservationsreservations
Environmental Environmental preservationpreservation
The Longest Walk of The Longest Walk of 1978 -3600 mile walk 1978 -3600 mile walk to DC to protect rightsto DC to protect rights
Mexican AmericansMexican Americans Cesar Chavez (died 1993) Cesar Chavez (died 1993)
Co-Founded National Co-Founded National Farmer Workers Farmer Workers AssociationAssociation
Encouraged and educated Encouraged and educated Mexican and Latino Mexican and Latino Americans to register to Americans to register to votevote
Helped in the Filipino Helped in the Filipino grape workers strike 1965grape workers strike 1965
Fought for fair wages and Fought for fair wages and conditions for farm conditions for farm workersworkers
Dolores Huerta co-Dolores Huerta co-founded National Farmers founded National Farmers Workers Assoc. Workers Assoc.
Gay Rights MovementGay Rights Movement
Frank Kameny Frank Kameny fired from job as fired from job as astronomer Army astronomer Army Map Service for his Map Service for his sexual orientationsexual orientation
Started Mattachine Started Mattachine Society with Harry Society with Harry HayHay
Stonewall RiotsStonewall Riots June 27,1969 Riots that took June 27,1969 Riots that took
place in Greenwich Village place in Greenwich Village New York between police New York between police and gays and lesbians after and gays and lesbians after a bar was raideda bar was raided
Seen as start of Gay Rights Seen as start of Gay Rights MovementMovement
Began to fight for the right Began to fight for the right to openly express their to openly express their sexuality and not be banned sexuality and not be banned from public placesfrom public places
Began the Gay Liberation Began the Gay Liberation Front and the start of Gay Front and the start of Gay Power/Gay Pride MovementPower/Gay Pride Movement
Environmental MovementEnvironmental Movement
1962 Silent Spring by 1962 Silent Spring by biologist Rachel Carsonbiologist Rachel Carson
Believed to have Believed to have sparked the sparked the environmental environmental movementmovement
Claimed pesticides and Claimed pesticides and chemicals harmed chemicals harmed environment and began environment and began to go after industryto go after industry
Attacked the use of DDT Attacked the use of DDT and warned against and warned against cancer, etc.cancer, etc.
How would you describe the 1960s?
Why do you think it is often called theCultural or Sexual Revolution inOur history?