WOMEN`S LIBERATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT Erin Kim Caroline McCloskey Helena Mckendrick.

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WOMEN`S LIBERATION AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT Erin Kim Caroline McCloskey Helena Mckendrick

THESIS Anti-War protests and the civil rights movement created the backdrop for activist groups (women and environmentalist groups) to express grievances and initiate social reform.

BACKGROUND  African-American Civil Rights Movement and anti-war protests motivated Women for liberation  Three Mile Island accident brought environmental awareness

STORYLINE  Equal Rights Amendment (1923)  Unsuccessful  National Organization for Women  Against sex discrimination  Demand abortion and birth control laws  Roe vs. Wade (1973)  Deemed anti-abortion laws a violation of women’s rights

STORYLINE CONT.  Feminization of poverty  No fault divorce  Economic struggles for women as head of households  The New Right  Anti-ERA: Schlafly’s STOP ERA campaign  Anti-abortion/ pro life cause: rights of the unborn

OUTCOME- WOMEN  ERA was never passed  Women take part in politics  Better pay for women

STORYLINE CONT.- ENVIRONMENTAL MVM  Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring  Book to bring awareness to harsh pesticides  Environmental Protection Agency  1970  Bills to improve environmental conditions

OUTCOME- ENVIRONMENT  EPA became largest federal regulatory system  Americans become environmentally conscious  The creation of Earth day  Nelson and McCloskey  20 million gathered in public

TRENDS  Political turmoil caused by civil rights movement and anti-war protests established battleground for women’s and environmental movements  Although goals of the movements were not fulfilled to the extent, they bettered the situation for the activists  Power of the people was proven when rallied behind a cause