1. Lesson 2 The Women’s Rights Movement
An Era of Change ( )
Lesson 2 The Women’s Rights Movement

2. Lesson 2 The Women’s Rights Movement
An Era of Change ( )
Lesson 2 The Women’s Rights Movement
Learning Objectives
Analyze why a movement to expand women’s political rights arose in the 1960s.
Identify the goals and methods that political organizations used to promote women’s rights.
Assess the impact of the women’s movement on American society.
feminism
Betty Friedan
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Gloria Steinem
Phyllis Schlafly

3. A New Feminist Movement Pushes for Equality
Summary
1960 – 1970s women's movement expanded for economic and social equality
Changes in American Life
Family lifestyles
Education
Career and political issues

4. Women in Society Seneca Falls Convention – 1848 1920’s-1930’s 1950’s
was the first women's rights convention. It advertised itself as "a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of woman
1920’s-1930’s
19th Amendment Women gain the right to vote.
1950’s
“The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet”
TV showed the “expected” roles of men/women
Cooking, cleaning, taking care of the house
70% of working women held clerical positions
taking care of the house and of their children. 
1960’s
Marry, Raise a Family
Jobs: Nurses, Clerks, Teachers
Medical schools had a “quota” for allowing women
In 1962, Betty Friedan's book The Feminine Mystique
Captured the life of the “house wife” – Feminist Movement

5. A New Women’s Movement Arises
During the 1950’s, writer Betty Friedan seemed to be living the American dream.
The Feminine Mystique- addressed the “problem that has no name”. (1963)
Pursue goals and careers
feminism,
the belief the women should have economic, political, and social equality with men.

6. Consciousness- Raising
Women’s
Movement
Women in
The Workplace
of 3 working
1960- up 40%
Women
&
Activism
Consciousness- Raising
The Movement
Emerges
Feminine Mystique
"telling it like it is.“
Personal Stories

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8. The Movement Experiences Gains and Losses
N.O.W.
Gloria
Steinem
Higher
Education
Act
Roe
vs.
Wade
Equal Rights
Amendment
(ERA)

9. Gains and Loses National Organization for Women (NOW)
Worked through the law and the courts to improve women’s rights
Betty Friedman
Pursue goals
Child-care facilities, ban gender discrimination hiring,
Allowed greater employment opportunities
Higher Education Act
Ban discrimination in education
Roe v Wade (1973)
Abortion – women’s right during first 3 months of pregnancy
Before Roe v Wade – women resorted to dangerous methods.
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) (introduced first in 1923)
Men and women equal rights under the law
This would’ve of been an amendment added to the Constitution
Never passed

10. Analyze Charts How might Schlafly and Steinem respond to a movement that sought expansion of minority women’s employment opportunities?

11. The Movement’s Legacy
Succeeded in expanding career opportunities for women.
Title IX – outlawed discrimination based on gender in education. (part of the Higher Education Act 1972)
Ratio of women and men’s sports must be equal.
Ironically, number of women coaches in sports decreased
Changing times
Stanford Graduates
1965: 70% of women planned to stay at home with children
1972: 7% planned to stay at home
% of all medical school graduates and 5 % of law school graduates were women. %
1983- Women held 13.5 % of elected state offices as well as 24 seats in the U.S. Congress

12. The Impact of the Women’s Movement
Analyze Data What data support the conclusion that the women’s rights reform movement affected women’s opportunities outside the home environment?