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The Women's Movement (National Organization for Women (NOW) (Had two…
The Women's Movement
The second wave of
feminism
The theory of political, social, and economic quality of men and women
The civil rights movement inspired women to demand gender equality and taught them ways to get it
It also brought black and white women together
Women wanted to redefine how they were viewed
Many objected the housewife stereotype
Some worked to support their families
Some wanted more opportunities than their lives as housewives
Betty Friedan conveyed this message through her book
The Feminine Mystique
The number of women in the workforce grew throughout the 1950s and 1960s
They were often found in deadend jobs
They demanded equal treatment in the workplace
National Organization for Women (NOW)
"True equality for all women"
"Full and equal partnership of the sexes"
Galvanized the women's movement
Set out to breakdown barriers of discrimination in the workplace and education
Attacked stereotypes of women in the media and called for more balance in roles in marriage
Had two main priorities
Bring about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Protect reproduction rights, especially the right to abortion
Radical feminists saw NOW as too tame so they sought a more fundamental restructuring of society
Protestors engaged in small-scale consciousness-raising efforts
Others sought to raise public awareness by making personal issues political
Gloria Steinem tried to change awareness through mass media
Some Americans-both men and women-openly challenged the women's movement
Phyllis Schlafly, who was a conservative political activist, denounced women's liberation as "a total assault on the family, on marriage, and on children"
She worked hard to defeat the ERA and it fell three states short of becoming a constitutional admendment