Women's Movement

By annabananaz1234

  • The FDA approves the first oral contraceptive

  • Marianne Means is the first woman reporter to cover the White House full-time

  • Female author Rachael Carson publishes Silent Spring, a book warning of the hazardous dangers of chemical pesticides

  • Betty Friedon publishes The Feminine Mystique

  • The National Organization for Women is formed

  • The National Women's Political Caucus is organized

  • Helen Reddy records a song which reflects a sense of women's self confidence and strength

  • Equal Rights Amendment is passed by Congress

  • Gloria Steinem found Ms. magazine

  • The ROTC program accepts its first women

  • Roe v. Wade case legalizes abortion

  • The Coalition of Labor Union Women unites 3,000 women from 58 unions