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Alice Paul
Was an American suffragist, feminist, and women’s rights activist, and the main leader and strategist of the 1910s campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which led the successful campaign that resulted in its passage in 1920. -
Eleanor D. Roosevelt
Eleanor D. Roosevelt, First Lady of the 32nd president of the United States of America, was an intellectual influencer who redefined and broadened women’s rights in society. Being a member of the Women’s Trade Union League in 1922, Eleanor acquainted her husband with figures such as Rose Schneiderman, which contributed to Franklin’s comprehension of the females’ needs to work. -
Alice Paul
At first, Paul was a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and served as the chair of its congressional committee. The group was later renamed the National Woman’s Party with the goal of implementing change on a federal level. In 1923, she introduced the first Equal Rights Amendment in Congress and in later decades worked on a civil rights bill and fair employment practices -
Eleanor D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt’s participation and growth as a feminist constructs an immense advancement to the women’s rights in the twentieth century. However, her endeavor to empower women was initiated before her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt won the presidential election in 1933. When her husband was entitled president, Eleanor exploited her ‘First Lady’ status to be an advocate of women’s interests in that era. -
Betty Friedan
Literary Work: The Fountain of Age in 1993:later stages of women life. -
Eleanor D. Roosevelt
Over the course of the 1930s, writer and activist Eleanor Roosevelt progressively became interested in civil rights. Despite her husband’s act of forbidding her from attending annual conventions such as the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) in 1934 and 1935, Eleanor successfully attempted to take part in Washington’s chapter of organization ultimately becoming a prominent representative. -
Eleanor D. Roosevelt
Eleanor proceeded her journey of women rights advocacy after her husband’s death. Throughout USA’s administration by Kennedy, she called forth for equal pay between both genders. Furthermore, Eleanor notably contributed to a newspaper column My Day and continued publishing four days after her husband’s death. Her concern to reach out to millions of American oppressed women was ultimately represented by her continuous strive to deliver a message to all Americans through her personalized column. -
Betty Friedan
In 1963, she published The Feminine Mystique, which explores the idea of women finding fulfillment beyond traditional (confining gender stereotype.) -
Alice Paul
Later in life, Alice Paul played a major role in adding protection for women in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The prohibition on sex discrimination was added to the Civil Rights Act by Howard W. Smith. -
Andrea Dworkin
Andrea Dworkin was an American feminist, author and outspoken critic of sexual politics, particularly of the victimizing effects of pornography on women. During college years(1964-1968), she became involved in demonstrations against the Vietnam War. Her writing explored the male subjugation of women. -
Betty Friedan
Friedan pushed women to have a greater role in the political process; she co-founded the National Organization for Women in 1966, subsequently serving as its first president. -
Betty Friedan
She also fought for abortion rights by establishing the National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws (now known as NARAL Pro-Choice America) in 1969. -
Betty Friedan
With other leading feminists such as Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug, Friedan helped create the National Women's Political Caucus in 1971. -
Andrea Dworkin
Andrea campaigned for several causes, including ending violence against women. Dworkin wrote her first book of feminist theory Woman Hating in 1974. She analyzed a range of cultural phenomena, including fairy tales. -
Alice Paul
Two countries have honored her by issuing a postage stamp: Great Britain in 1981 and the United States in 1995. The U.S. stamp was the 78-cent Great Americans series stamp. -
Betty Friedan
Seeking to help women wrestle with the demands of work both inside and outside of the home, Friedan published The Second Stage(1982), in which she presents a more moderate feminist position from her earlier work. -
Renad Sharaf
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