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Women Started to demand for justice/rights
The beginning of women getting rights just like men. -
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Womens Liberation Movement
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Lucretia Mott
She was a feminist activist and fought most of her life to show that everyone is equal. She proved to the quaker tenant that everyone is and should be equal. -
Second wave of feminism started
There were protests. Protested to have equal rights at big events one was at the Miss America contest in Atlantic City. They argued that the contest was sexist. -
Women started to work outside the house
this increased sexual harassment and less pay. During work, they would get sexually harassed and physically hurt. -
Women getting Financial independence over the money they make.
women were legally able to own the money that they made during work. It also gave women more financial independence. -
Betty Friedan
She wrote a book on the feminine Mystique. What she meant by “Feminine Mystique” was women's happiness and desires in life. -
Abortion act
Was legalized in the UK if women were 24 weeks pregnant they would need two doctors to agree that the rest of the pregnancy would be harmful. -
Miss world protest
There was a beauty pageant in the UK women around the world who went to compete for the crown. Feminists threw flour bombs at the miss world contest protesting about the objectification of women -
Elizabeth Cady
She was one of the first to start the whole women's liberation movement. She also helped pass the 19th amendment which was the right to vote for everyone. -
An outcome of this movement
that women got to work and some places were required to not discriminate against women and being in the workforce. -
Another outcome of the Women's liberation movement
that women got equal rights to things that men got and women didn’t.
