THE BEAT GENERATION: Literary movement started by H. Huncke, A. Ginsberg, W.S. Burroughs, etc. The general elements of this group are rejection of standars, narative values, spiritual request, exploration of religions rejection of materialism, explicit portrayals of human condition, experimentation with psychodelic drugs and sexual liberation and exploration.
Women also represented important figures in Beat generation even when they´re not usually included. Authors like: Edie Parker, Joyce Johnson. Carolyn Cassidy, etc. were important figures.