1. Culture Movements
1960s and 1970s

2. Women’s Movement
In 1920, 19th Amendment was passed – seen as a success for women’s rights.
However, starting in the 1960s, the women’s movement regained momentum
Women’s wages were only 60% of what men earned
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
Book that exposed the unhappiness of women being stuck at home in their domestic spheres

3. Women’s Movement
Feminist Movement: a time period in the 1960s and 1970s led by women that pushed for the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes

4. Women’s Movement NOW- National Organization of Women
Group of feminists found; led by Betty Friedan
Fought against gender discrimination
Lobbied for government changes, filed lawsuits, held marches and rallies
ERA- Equal Rights Amendment
Proposed amendment that promised equal treatment for men and women
Failed to become law

6. Roe v. Wade 1973 Significant issue in the women’s movement
Supreme Court struck down state laws that banned abortion citing that such laws violated the constitutional right to privacy
Pro- life vs. Pro-choice
Women’s choice of when to have children vs. religious and moral beliefs that fetal life is sacred and should be protected

8. Counter Culture
A rebellion of teens and young adults against mainstream American society
Called hippies
Wanted to create an alternative culture based on peace and love

9. The Counter Culture Rise of counterculture Student Activism
Number of young adults rose in the 1960s
Living in chaotic times – Vietnam War, Nuclear War, Racial Tension
Blamed their parents generation for all these issues and problems
Student Activism
The epicenter of counterculture was on college campuses
Free Speech Movement – used civil disobedience (non violent protests) to gain attention for their cause
Why a rise in young adults in 60s? – Baby Boomers
Why so many in college? To avoid Vietnam War draft

10. Hippie Culture
Rejected materialism and work ethic of older generations
Free spirited – abandoned jobs & schools
Changed dress- tie dye, causal, flowers (flower children)
Experimented with unknown
Religions- Buddhism, astrology, etc
Drugs: LSD, marijuana, etc
Some joined rural communities where they lived in harmony with nature – communes – shared property, grew own food, etc.
Summer of Love – 1967
Height of the hippie movement

12. Imagine - The Beatles - John Lennon – YouTube
Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence 1966 live – YouTube
Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (ORIGINAL) – YouTube

13. Decline of Counterculture
Ideals of peace, love, harmony difficult to achieve
Struggled with drug addiction
No means of supporting themselves
Charles Manson
Lack of support and a lot of criticism among mainstream society.

14. 1) Who are the main characters in this cartoon. How are they portrayed
1) Who are the main characters in this cartoon? How are they portrayed? 2) What symbols are used to help us gain an understanding of the character’s personality? For example, who in this cartoon appears to be the most patriotic? How do you know? 3) What do you think this cartoonist is trying to tell us about the relationship between this son and father and about the youth generation of the 1970s?