Second Wave Women's Rights Movement

Women's Rights Movement

Period: Apr 9, 1920 to Apr 9, 2015

Main Leader: Betty Friedan

Feb 4, 1921

BioBetty Friedan was born in 1921. She was a leader in the feminist movement and created the National Organization for Women. NOW fought for pro-equality laws and assisted women who needed financial aid. Freidan also wrote a book about breaking the gender stereotypes "The Feminine Mystique"

Equal Pay Act

Jun 10, 1963

InfoOne of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that dealt with issues related to wages based on gender. It made it illegal to pay women and men different amounts for similar work in the same workplace. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act helped restore protection against pay discrimination. This Act was signed in 2009.

Civil Rights Act

Jul 2, 1964

InfoThis Act said that it “forbade discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race in hiring, promoting and firing”. It also ended segregation in schools and also ended unequal application of voter registration requirements.

Equal Rights Amendment

Jan 1, 1972

InfoSection 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States of by any state on account of sex.
Section 2: The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Section 3: This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. Alice Paul had announced it in 1923, was passed by Congress in 1972, however was not atifiied by the 38 states needed before the deadline was met.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

Jun 23, 1972

InfoThis part of the amendment states that there may be no discrimination of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. This was created to allow protection to citizens from sex discrimination. The regultions for this section are created in the Department of Education.

Roe vs. Wade

Jan 22, 1973

InfoRoe was a single and pregnant woman that wanted to receive an abortion, but was denied the option due to abortion laws in Texas unless there was medial advice in order to save the life of the mother. She then went to court and appealed to the Surpreme Court and won her case based on her 9th and 14th Amendment rights on January 22nd, 1973.

Achievments

Apr 9, 2015

InfoWomen got a more equal treatment in the workplace and their wages went up.
They don’t see as much discrimination in schools and other activities.
Women continue to fight for more equal rights and still use feminist ideas.
Women continue to grow as a group and achieve more. They have a bigger role in politics and large companies.

Problems

Apr 9, 2015

InfoThe Equal Rights Amendment still has not been ratified by the 38 states needed since the revision of the amendment therefore has not been added to the Constitution. Women received 78 cents for every dollar earned by men.