Betty Friedan and the Feminist Movement Activist Local Hero Friend

Pre-Feminist Movement of the 1960s What do you know?

Women’s History Women earn the right to vote Women earn the right to vote 19 th Amendment 19 th Amendment Women rally and march on several cities. Women rally and march on several cities.

Women during WWII

1963 Betty Friedan publishes her highly influential book The Feminine Mystique, which describes the dissatisfaction felt by middle-class American housewives with the narrow role imposed on them by society. The book becomes a best-seller and galvanizes Betty Friedan publishes her highly influential book The Feminine Mystique, which describes the dissatisfaction felt by middle-class American housewives with the narrow role imposed on them by society. The book becomes a best-seller and galvanizes Betty Friedan Betty Friedan the modern women's rights movement. the modern women's rights movement.

The Feminine Mystique The problem that has no name The problem that has no name Women of the 1950s and 60s Women of the 1950s and 60s Typical day of a women Typical day of a women Stay indoors Stay indoors Take care of the family and household Take care of the family and household Have dinner ready for their husband Have dinner ready for their husband

The Feminine Mystique- Critical Thinking Was it that big of a deal? Was it that big of a deal? How can you tell? How can you tell? How did women want change? How did women want change? How was psychoanalysis incorporated in the book? How was psychoanalysis incorporated in the book? How do Friedan and Freud disagree? How do Friedan and Freud disagree? Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is mentioned and disputed by Friedan. Do you agree? Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is mentioned and disputed by Friedan. Do you agree?

1964 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bars discrimination in employment on the basis of race and sex. At the same time it establishes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to investigate complaints and impose penalties. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bars discrimination in employment on the basis of race and sex. At the same time it establishes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to investigate complaints and impose penalties.Civil Rights ActEqual Employment Opportunity CommissionCivil Rights ActEqual Employment Opportunity Commission

1966 The National Organization for Women (NOW) is founded by a group of feminists including Betty Friedan. The largest women's rights group in the U.S., The National Organization for Women (NOW) is founded by a group of feminists including Betty Friedan. The largest women's rights group in the U.S., Betty Friedan Betty Friedan NOW seeks to end sexual discrimination, especially in the workplace, by means of legislative lobbying, litigation, and public demonstrations. NOW seeks to end sexual discrimination, especially in the workplace, by means of legislative lobbying, litigation, and public demonstrations.

1967 Executive Order expands President Lyndon Johnson's affirmative action policy of 1965 to cover discrimination based on gender. Executive Order expands President Lyndon Johnson's affirmative action policy of 1965 to cover discrimination based on gender. Lyndon Johnson'saffirmative action Lyndon Johnson'saffirmative action

WOMEN UNITE!! Friedan leading a strike in Manhattan in 1970.

1971 Ms. Magazine is first published as a sample insert in New York magazine; 300,000 copies are sold out in 8 days. The first regular issue is published in July The magazine becomes the major forum for feminist voices, and cofounder and editor Gloria Steinem is launched as an icon of the modern feminist movement. Ms. Magazine is first published as a sample insert in New York magazine; 300,000 copies are sold out in 8 days. The first regular issue is published in July The magazine becomes the major forum for feminist voices, and cofounder and editor Gloria Steinem is launched as an icon of the modern feminist movement.Gloria SteinemGloria Steinem

EQUALITY NOW!!

EQUALITY

Friedan as an Author Friedan, Betty. The Feminine Mystique. New York: Norton, Friedan, Betty. The Feminine Mystique. New York: Norton, Friedan, Betty. It Changed My Life: Writings on the Women's Movement. New York: Random House, Friedan, Betty. It Changed My Life: Writings on the Women's Movement. New York: Random House, Friedan, Betty. Life So Far. New York: Simon & Schuster, Friedan, Betty. Life So Far. New York: Simon & Schuster, Friedan, Betty. The Second Stage. New York: Summit Books, Friedan, Betty. The Second Stage. New York: Summit Books, 1981.

Betty Friedan February 4, February 4, 2006

How did Betty Friedan change the world? Write a one page summary about how the world would be different if Betty Friedan was not a part of the feminist movement. Write a one page summary about how the world would be different if Betty Friedan was not a part of the feminist movement. Include: facts, dates, and, most importantly, YOUR OPINIONS!! Include: facts, dates, and, most importantly, YOUR OPINIONS!!

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