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Main Leader: Betty Friedan
-Wrote the Feminine Mystique
-Got women talking about their experiences with men
-Co-founded National Organization for Women
-Pushed for women to have a greater role in the political process https://www.biography.com/people/betty-friedan-9302633
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Betty Friedan writes the Feminine Mystique
-Sparked the second wave feminist movement
-Co-founded Nation Organization for Women
-Pushed for women to have a greater role in the political process https://www.biography.com/people/betty-friedan-9302633
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Equal Pay Act
-Passed as an amendment to the fair labor standards act
-Equal pay for equal work
-Permits differences in wages based on seniority, merit, quality and quantity but not gender https://www.britannica.com/topic/Equal-Pay-Act
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Women's rights movement
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Civil Rights Act- Title VII
-Federal law prohibiting employers and public universities from discriminating based on sex, race, color, national origin, and religion
-Strong opposition from Southern Congress members
-Considered most effective legislative act during the civil rights movement https://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/legal-resources/know-your-rights-at-work/title-vii/
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Title IX of the Education Amendment
-Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or federal financial assistance
-Women and girls have benefitted from more participation opportunities and equitable facilities https://www.justice.gov/crt/overview-title-ix-education-amendments-1972-20-usc-1681-et-seq
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html
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Equal Rights Amendment
-Passes in the House in 1970
-Passes in the Senate in 1972
-States fail to approve the amendment 1973
-Equality of rights under law will not be denied or abridged by the United States on account on sex
-Congress has the power to enforce the provisions
-Explicitly protects women's rights under the constitution http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/
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Roe v Wade
-Texas resident wanted to terminate her pregnancy by abortion
-Woman's right to make her own medical decisions without political interference
-Anti-abortion groups became more vocal against the clinics that perform abortions https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/abortion/roe-v-wade
http://social.rollins.edu/wpsites/thirdsight/2014/02/10/roe-v-wade-and-its-effects-on-society/
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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
-Lilly Ledbetter filed an equal pay lawsuit against the corporation when she found out she earned less than men in the same position
-President Obama passed the act to restore protection against pay discrimination
-Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co won against Ledbetter on the grounds that it had been 180 days since the wage discrimination occurred https://nwlc.org/resources/lilly-ledbetter-fair-pay-act/
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2 problems still faced by women today
-Discrimination in the workplace: women continue to get paid significantly less than men, pregnancy discrimination
-Reproductive rights: abortion controversy
http://msmagazine.com/blog/2013/05/31/10-challenges-that-american-women-still-face-today/
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3 Biggest accomplishments of the women's rights movement
-Publication of The Feminine Mystique: inspired many women to share with one another their struggles with sexism day-to-day, building friction that brought forward women in a new civil rights battle
-Civil Rights Act: Bans discrimination based on gender, race, national origin or religion
-Equal Rights Amendment: Women are explicitly protected under the constitution for the first time
