The Good Wife's Guide From Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May, 1955.

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The Good Wife's Guide From Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May, 1955.

Our Working Definition Feminism the conviction that women and men should be socially, politically and economically equal.

In what ways are men and women treated differently today?

Voting & Property Rights 1840 – 1920 First Wave of Feminism Women’s Suffrage 1960s—1970s Second Wave of Feminism Women’s Liberation “The Personal is Political!”

Context: 1960s - - > wide spread social challenges African-American Civil Rights Movements Vietnam War and Protests Hippies and other Counter-Cultures Hispanic/Latino/Chicano Native American

Dimensions of Women’s Liberation Employment discrimination Equal Pay, Access to Education, Hiring Practices, Countering stigma of working women Women’s Health & Safety Reproductive Rights - - > Greater access to birth control and abortions Education on domestic violence and sexual assault Challenging Social Construction of Womanhood The objectification of woman, essentialist ideas about women, traditional views on masculinity and femininity

Women’s Liberation Legislation + Court Rulings Equal Pay Act, 1963 | exception for merit or seniority systems Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965 | unconstitutional to ban contraceptives; implied right to privacy Roe v. Wade, 1973 | unconstitutional to ban abortion; right to privacy guarantees abortion as a personal decision between women and doctor

Failed Pieces of Legislation Equal Rights Amendment First Proposed 1923 “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” Passed both houses of Congress in 1972, but was only ratified by 35 of the 38 required states.

Objectification: an attitude that regards a person as a commodity or as an object for use, with little or no regard for a person's personality or sentience.

Protests at Miss America Pageant, 1968

Miss America Pageants . . . Rounds: Composite from earlier (30) Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit (20) Evening Wear (20) Talent (30) On Stage Question (5%, [?])