WOMEN’S MOVEMENT
Feminism A.Society 1.Feminism: the radical notion that women are people 2.Educational opportunities
Feminism B.Impact of Civil Rights 1.Learned value of work Equal Pay Act a. Outlawed paying men more than women for the same job
Feminism C.Groups of Consciousness- Betty Friedan: founded NOW D.(NOW) National Organization for Women Demanded greater educational opportunities for women
Feminism E.Impact 1.More radical turns 2.Title IX- known for sports equality in schools
Feminism E. Impact (continued) 3.Equal Rights Amendment: failed because only 35 states ratified it 4.Roe v Wade: court ruled that states could not regulate abortion in the first 3 mos. of pregnancy
Feminism F.Backlash 1.Men 2.Marabel Morgan: established the “4A Approach” for women 3.Phyllis Schlafly: outspoken opponent of the ERA
Gay/Lesbian Rights Movement A Riot at Stonewall Inn 1.Launched Gay/Lesbian rights movement B AIDS outbreak