The Equal Rights Struggle Expands The Civil Rights Era ( ) Chapter 29, Section 3 Essential Question: What is the price of freedom? Cesar Chavez Family Migrant Farmers During the 1940s $0.20 for Each 25lb. Bag of Peas Endured Poor Pay and Working Conditions Formed a Union Chavez Forms Union No pay raise = Workers to Strike Asked Americans to Boycott All Produce Picked by Non-Union Members (Peaceful) Tactic Worked! The Feminist Movement Womens fight for Equality During the 1960s Discrimination Betty Friedan Wrote, The Feminine Mystique Feminist Movement N.O.W.Betty Friedan Helped Form N.O.W. (National Organization for Women) N.O.W.s Goals Were: Help Women Get Better Jobs and Better Pay Equal Rights Amendment (1972) In 1972, Congress Passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Stated That Women Were Now Equal In Order to Change the Constitution, How Many of the 50 States Have to Ratify (Vote Yes) for an Amendment to Become Law? Phyllis Schlafly AgainstPhyllis Schlafly Led the Fight Against the ERA Believed the ERA Would Ruin American Families Believed Womens Problems Were Not the Governments Business The ERA Amendment Never Passed