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Eleanor Roosevelt pressured John F. Kennedy towards creating a commission to gauge what the status of women was in society.
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Congress passes the Equal Pay Act stipulating women could not be discriminated against in terms of wages compared to men.
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Betty Friedman produces the book describing how unhappy women during the period, being overlooked and disregarded.
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For women, this prevented discrimination in terms of employment against their gender.
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The supreme court decreed that married couples would be allowed use of the contraceptive pill.
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The NOW was founded to push for further women's rights and against discrimination in society/
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FEW was founded to support women in the workplace and improve their status there.
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As the country moved away from the liberalism of the 60s, there was a swing back towards conservatism which hindered the Women's movement massively. Men, and sometimes women mocked the ambitions and desires of the women campaigning, and at worst would act with hostility and abuse.
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This allowed divorce between couples to take place at mutual consent.
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It was decreed that all women would have the right to access to contraception, no matter of their marital status.
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Led by Phyllis Schafly, this was a campaign against all of the reforms made by the movements, arguing these took away the privileges of women. This was led with conservative thinking, so it was anti-abortion and pro the traditional family
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This landmark supreme court case legalised abortion federally, although there were some stipulations about timing and health.
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This prevented sex and credit discrimination against women when they were looking to purchase or rent property.
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This was a trade union representing the female workforce, which acted to reduce discrimination in all forms of employment and offer women great opportunities in different sectors.
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The supreme court agreed that states could not exclude women from being a jury just because of their gender.