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The 60's call for CHANGE
FDA approves first oral contraceptive for women -
Voices heard
In 1961, President Kennedy established the Commission on the Status of Women to examine issues related to women and to make proposals on such topics as employment, Social Security, education and tax laws. At this time, there was a growing interest in women’s rights. Courts were also being faced with cases that dealt with the reproductive rights of women. The commission did find that discriminatory actions were being taken against women.
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The Equal Pay Act
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Progress of Equal Pay (2013)
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Oprah explains (2013)
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Kids Get It
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Betty Friedan
Because the EEOC was unable to enforce the Civil Rights Act, 28 women formed the National Organization for Women (NOW). Betty Friedan was elected the first national president of the Organization at the founding conference held in Washington D.C. https://now.org/ -
The Struggle is REAL
One hundred women protested the Miss America Beauty Pageant because it promoted “physical attractiveness and charm as the primary measure of a woman’s worth”. (Sawhney) -
That's what I'm talkin bout
The Equal Rights Amendment passed the Senate and was sent to be ratified by the states. This was a major victory for women’s rights movements. http://equalrightsamendment.org/ -
Stay Strong
1973 – Judge Harry A. Blackmun wrote the decision for Rowe vs. Wade which legalized first trimester abortions.
1973 - NOW’s Task Force on Rape was formed to redefine rape as a crime of violence against women and to laws dealing with rape and how it was handled at trial. -
References
All Historical Information taken from here:
http://novaonline.nvcc.edu/eli/evans/his135/Events/womenslliberation/womensliberation.htm All videos were taken from You Tube with the link in the timeline
All pictures were gotten from a google search
