Women 1960-70

Question 1

what book was seen as the beginning of the women liberation movement

Answer 1

-The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan in 1963

Question 2

what was founded in 1966

Answer 2

-NOW/ National Organisation for Women

Question 3

who were the primary members of NOW, how many were there and what did they do (3)

Answer 3

-white m/c women attacking obvious discrimination
-40,000 members
-1966-71 secured $30million in backpay owed to women paid unequal wages through a series of court cases

Question 4

what organisation was more radical than NOW and why (3)

Answer 4

-Women’s Liberation Movement
-wanted nothing to do with men / political lesbianism
-burned bras and picketed 1968 Miss America Competition

Question 5

when was abortion legalised and how

Answer 5

-Roe v Wade 1973

Question 6

when did birth control become available to women FDA approved

Answer 6

-1960s

Question 7

give 3 acts of legislation that promoted women rights

Answer 7

-1963 Equal Pay Act
-1964 Civil Rights Act
-1967 Johnson issues Executive Order prohibiting sex discrimination in employment in fed gov