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Main Leaders: Gloria Steinem
Gloria was born in 1934. She and other women founded the Ms. Magazine in 1974, and proceeded to become a prominent figure in the civil rights movement. She started voicing her opinion in New York Magazine. In her articles, she talks about the topics such as domestic violence, feminism, equality, and abortion. Steinem helped found the National Women’s Political Caucus, which is a moderate group that persuaded women to go into political office. http://www.mrlocke.com/US_History/book.html -
The Equal Pay Act
The Equal Pay Act mandates equal pay for equal work. It forbids employers from paying men higher wages than women for the same job that requires the same skill level and responsibility. This was the first law in American history attempting to get rid of gender discrimination in the workplace. https://www.history.com/topics/equal-pay-act -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination due to race,
religion, national origin, and gender. This act also created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to administer discrimination
claims. The women's movement strengthened immensely when this act passed. http://www.mrlocke.com/US_History/book.html -
Education Amendments
The Higher Education Act banned gender discrimination in
“any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance". Due to this, many all-male colleges started to allow women to enroll. http://www.mrlocke.com/US_History/book.html -
ERA
-An amendment to the United States Constitution that guarantee equal legal rights to all americans, male or female.
-Ended complications between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters.
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Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was a very controversial position that feminist groups, along with NOW (National Organization for Women), supported. Roe v. Wade ruled that women have the right to have the option of abortion throughout the first three months of pregnancy. http://www.mrlocke.com/US_History/book.html -
Major Accomplishments
The major accomplishments of women during this time period would be education, wage, and social standing. The movement transformed women's conventional roles and their views towards career and family. The creation of NOW and the ERA greatly contributed to this. Women now viewed themselves as capable people could get a college degree, get a job that pays just as much as a male's job, and not quit their job to take care of their kids. http://www.mrlocke.com/US_History/book_files/23.2.pdf -
Continued Events
-Women's rights protests (Pro-Choice).
-Significant wage gaps in the workforce.
-Continued discrimination.
https://www.cnn.com/2017/12/14/opinions/2018-will-be-the-year-of-women-schnall/index.html
