The Women’s Rights Movement

“The unspoken assumption is that women are different “The unspoken assumption is that women are different. They do not have executive ability, orderly minds, stability, leadership skills, & they are too emotional. It has been observed before that society for a long time discriminated against another minority, the blacks, on the same basis-different & inferior. The happy little homemaker & contented “old darkey” on the plantation were both produced by prejudice. As a black person, I am no stranger to race prejudice. But the truth is that in the political world I have far oftener discriminated against because I am a woman than because I am black.” -Shirley Chisholm Page 574 in your textbook

Answer the question above and be ready to explain your answer Do you agree with Shirley Chisholm attitude about gender discrimination is still true today? Answer the question above and be ready to explain your answer Shirley Chisholm was the first women elected to the House of Representatives

Section 2: Women’s Rights Movement This will fundamentally change the American culture Feminism-belief that men and women are equal in all aspect of life and the law

Goals and Tactics NOW-(National Organization for Women)- founded as a powerful for women’s rights ERA- (Equal Rights Amendment)- proposed but later defeated 2 big issues: Equal protection under law Abortion Rights

Roe v. Wade Controversial supreme court abortion decision Justice Blackmun

Gloria Steinam- founder of Ms. Magazine on one side Phyllis Schlafly-sees women in a more traditional role on the other side Phyllis Schlafly Gloria Steinam

Betty Friedan Book “The Feminine Mystique” Best seller Helped change the way women are looked at and treated Helped launch the women’s movement

Legal Headway The movement made headway thanks to parts of the Civil Rights Act of 1964-(banned discrimination on the basis of color, race, national origin, religion, or sex) EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)-enforce federal prevention on job discrimination

Women’s Rights Round Robin Readings Directions: Number your papers 1-5. In your groups you have a reading with the numbers 1-5. In your groups answer questions below with your reading. After groups are done you will round robin to other groups for the other reading answers. Eventually you will return to your original group and answer the final question. Women’s Rights Round Robin Readings Reading Questions: Summarize your reading How does your reading view women? How does your reading connect to the women’s rights movement? Final Question: Based on the readings, explain how Betty Friedan’s book influenced the 1960’s Women’s Rights Movement.

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Women Women are making progress but still have a long way to go in both wages and job opportunities Glass ceiling

Have Women Shattered the Glass Ceiling? Do you agree with the reading? Why or why not? Why do you believe that there is more of a male dominance in higher business positions? Do you believe that companies with more women in higher positions are more likely to outperform those who do not? Do Not Write on the Readings Please!

Topic: Do women really have equal rights today? Debate Topic: Do women really have equal rights today? -Opening Statement 2 examples to support your groups side with reasoning Closing statement