Women's Liberation Movement, 1960-1990
You should be happy being a wife and mother! This was the message American women heard constantly until the early 1960s. But growing numbers of women felt that being a wife and mother was not fulfilling or stimulating enough. Something had to change. Women like Betty Freidan, Martha Griffiths, Pauli Murray, Esther Peterson, Gloria Steinem, Frances Beal, and Bella Abzug dedicated themselves to securing equal rights and opportunities for women in the workplace, in education, and under the law. The work of those involved with what became known as the "women's liberation movement" in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s permanently changed attitudes in American society.
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Women's Liberation Movement, 1960-1990
You should be happy being a wife and mother! This was the message American women heard constantly until the early 1960s. But growing numbers of women felt that being a wife and mother was not fulfilling or stimulating enough. Something had to change. Women like Betty Freidan, Martha Griffiths, Pauli Murray, Esther Peterson, Gloria Steinem, Frances Beal, and Bella Abzug dedicated themselves to securing equal rights and opportunities for women in the workplace, in education, and under the law. The work of those involved with what became known as the "women's liberation movement" in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s permanently changed attitudes in American society.
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Women's Liberation Movement, 1960-1990

Women's Liberation Movement, 1960-1990

by Terry Catasús Jennings
Women's Liberation Movement, 1960-1990

Women's Liberation Movement, 1960-1990

by Terry Catasús Jennings

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You should be happy being a wife and mother! This was the message American women heard constantly until the early 1960s. But growing numbers of women felt that being a wife and mother was not fulfilling or stimulating enough. Something had to change. Women like Betty Freidan, Martha Griffiths, Pauli Murray, Esther Peterson, Gloria Steinem, Frances Beal, and Bella Abzug dedicated themselves to securing equal rights and opportunities for women in the workplace, in education, and under the law. The work of those involved with what became known as the "women's liberation movement" in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s permanently changed attitudes in American society.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781422293515
Publisher: Mason Crest
Publication date: 09/02/2014
Series: Finding a Voice: Women's Fight for Equality in U.S. Society Series
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 64
Lexile: 1140L (what's this?)
File size: 5 MB
Age Range: 10 - 14 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction A. Page Harrington 6

1 How Could They Forget? 9

2 A Woman's Place Is in the Home 15

3 Exposing the Myth 21

4 Working for Change Through Legislation 27

5 I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar 34

6 Political and Legislative Changes 40

7 Reaping the Fruits of Their Labor 49

Chapter Notes 54

Chronology 57

Glossary 59

Further Reading 60

Internet Resources 61

Index 62

Contributors 64

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