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Baby Boom
A period of time in which an excessive number of babies were born. Occured after the end of the second World War. This later resulted in a boom in the working labor force. -
Birth Control Pill
In 1953, Margaret Sanger and Katherine McCormick confronted Pincus with the idea of creating an oral contraceptive as opposed to having to take a supposatory. May 9th, 1960 FDA approved the use of the birth control pill and by 1963 1.2million women in America were using the pill. -
The Feminin Mystique
The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963, was written by Betty Friedan to bring light to womens suppression. It hit the bestseller list as it launched the second wave feminist movement. -
National Organization for Women
The National Organization for Women, also known as the NOW, was formed in 1966. It is the largest organization of feminist activists in the U.S. today. They currently have over 500,000 active members. Since NOW's founding in 1966, their goal has been to bring about equality for all women. -
Gay Liberation Front
Gay Liberation Front was the name of a number of Gay Liberation groups, the first of which was formed in New York City in 1969. The GLF believed in sexual liberation for all people, freedom and equality in society. They also opposed and addressed other social inequalities between 1969 and 1972, such as racism, militarism, and sexism. Because of internal disagreements, the GLF officially ended it's operations in 1972. -
Phyllis Schlafly
Schlafly is a conservative activist most known for her work against the ERA. Wrote many self-published books, published news letters, and formed the Eagle Forum. -
TitleIX
Title IX is a law passed in 1972 that requires gender equity for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal funding. -
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem is a writer, a lecturer, an editor, and feminist activist. Gloria Steinem is a writer, lecturer, editor, and feminist activist. She travels in the United States and other countries as an organizer and lecturer and is a frequent media spokeswoman on issues of equality. She is particularly interested in the shared origins of sex and race caste systems, gender roles and child abuse as roots of violence, non-violent conflict resolution, and the culures of indigenous peoples. -
Roe vs Wade
A court case arguing weather or not a woman should be allowed to have an abortion. Over the course of this case, most of the U.S. was divided. Some wanting to become a pro-life country, while others wanted to become a pro-choice country. Abortion is legal at this time but still hotly debated. -
AIDS Epidemic
The history of HIV and AIDS in America began in 1981, when the United States became the first country to officially notice a new illness among a small number of gay men. Today, it is generally accepted that the beginning of AIDS probably lies in Africa. However, America was the first country to bring AIDS into the public consciousness. -
Sandra Day O'Connor
Born on March 26, 1930, Sandra Day O'Conner was the first woman to serve on the supreme court. She was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1981, and served as an Associate Justice until her retirement in 2006. O'Connor played a supporting role in the Roe v. Wade case, however she did not let her views on abortion become known. -
Equal Rights Amendment
The ERA was originally written by Alice Paul in 1923. In 1972, it passed both houses of Congress and went to the state legislatures for ratification where it failed to be accepted by the congressmen. -
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Don't Ask Don't Tell
Don't ask don't tell, or "DADT" came into effect on December 21, 1993. It was placed to put an end to discrimination of gays and lesbians in the military. In the military, an officer is unable to ask about your sexual orientation and most won't talk about it. The don't ask don't tell policy was lifted on September 20, 2011 and is not currently in effect any longer. -
Amendment 1
In 2012, a vote deciding weather or not same sex marriages would be recognized in the court of law. Amendment one would have marriage legalise only between one man and one woman. The vote was held May 8th, and the amendment ultimately passed. -
Planned Parenthood
For more than 90 years, Planned Parenthood has promoted a commonsense approach to women’s health and well-being, based on respect for each individual’s right to make informed, independent decisions about health, sex, and family planning.
