1. The Feminist Movement
Ch. 26.2

2. Objectives
Describe the workplace concerns that fueled the growth of the women’s movement.
Identify major achievements of the women's movement

3. Roots of the Movement I. Women’s Movement Reawakens
Dissatisfaction with home life
Known ability to work through WWII
Lower pay and unequal jobs to men
Feminism-belief that men & women should be equal politically, economically, and socially
I. Women’s Movement Reawakens
A. Workplace Rights
1. Pres. Comm. On Status of Women
a. Equal Pay Act
b. Title VII (Civil Rights Act 1964)

4. The Feminine Mystique
II. Feminine Mystique A. Betty Friedan (pg.808) 1. consciousness – raising sessions B. The Time is N.O.W. 1. Nat’l Organization for Women a. goals: - women in college - women in male dominated jobs b. Ms.

5. Successes and Failures
III. Successes and Failures
A. Kathy Streibel
1. Title IX (Ed. Amend.)
B. Roe v. Wade (1973)
I. Abortion = illegal until 60’s
a. Decision:
first trimester protected under privacy
Second = state regulation (health basis)
Third = banned unless health emergency

6. Impact of Women’s Movement
Women w/ college degrees
Women w/ careers
-began two-career families