Unit 8 Cornell C “How did the Women’s Movement get started in Postwar America and what were the goals for the Feminist movement ?”

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Unit 8 Cornell C “How did the Women’s Movement get started in Postwar America and what were the goals for the Feminist movement ?”

I. Problems Women Face in 1950’s  Modern Women’s Movement A. ECONOMIC/Work FORCE “Wage-GAP” 1950 1993 % of men’s income: 37% (37 cents) 76% (76 cents) See Pg. 777- Do skill-builder questions #1 and #2 on the back of notes Most jobs for women = PART-time limited OPPORTUNITIES regardless of EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE or PERFORMANCE (glass ceiling) Limited CAREERS--mostly in…….. EDUCATION, NURSING, or office-SECRETARY (low paying)

I. Problems Women Face in 1950’s  Modern Movement Cultural STEREOTYPE of women = “women are……. WEAK, DEPENDENT on men EMOTIONAL, born to be MOTHERS, are not SMART or INTELLIGENT, If they are unhappy, then they’re emotionally DISTURBED and probably need MEDICATION/THERAPY” Social – CULTURAL Society pushes TRADITIONAL role: Dr. Ben SPOCK – worte how important MOTHERHOOD is  leads to: feelings of GUILT if women don’t FOLLOW THIS ROLE

How the Women’s Movement Starts II. The Beginning of the Movement – Where did women get ideas for their movement ? A. Other Movements: The CIVIL RIGHTS movement and the Anti-WAR movement made women more AWARE of their INFERIORITY  They see how others take ACTION to demand their RIGHTS and EQUAL status

How the Women’s Movement Starts II. The Beginning of the Movement B. Betty FRIEDAN’s book: The Feminine Mystique (1963) Captures the UNHAPPINESS & DISCONTENT women felt with their lives, as UN-FULFILLED, meaningless

How the Women’s Movement Starts II. The Beginning of the Movement These sources raise CONSCIOUSNESS of Women= AWARENESS of their INFERIOR status compared to men  FEMINISM = belief that women should have Economic, social, political equality Fight against STEREOTYPING & GENDER BIAS

Interactive Notes: Pg. 778 3. In what two ways did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 help the women’s movement? 4. Why was NOW created?

III. Goals of the Women’s Movement Various organizations – like National Organization for Women (NOW), 1966 work on certain goals on behalf of women: 1. Passage of EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (ERA) Constitutional amendment: “equality… not be denied on account of gender” – failed to pass CIVIL Rights Act of 1964 passed

III. Goals of the Movement “REPRODUCTIVE rights” -- LEGALIZED ABORTION upheld in Supreme Court case: Roe v. Wade in 1973

III. Goals of the Movement Interactive Notes Q&A’s: Pg. 778-779 5. Who opposed the ERA (which woman and organizations) ? Why did they oppose the ERA ? (779) 6. Find one other “legal and social gain” (778-779)