1. WOMEN
1950s – 1960s

2. Instructions: Imagine you are writing a play
Instructions: Imagine you are writing a play. Create a cast of characters based on the following descriptions – give them names and personalities! Do not confer with the people sitting next to you.
A Dr. who is an Emergency Department Surgeon.
Nurse assisting the doctor in surgery
Cab Driver
Bus driver on the route to the hospital
Cook in a restaurant family members go to regularly while waiting for recovery
A teacher who is in the family and comes to visit the hospital
Security guard at the door of the hospital

3. Aim: Is “Women’s Rights” a Myth or a Reality?
Key Terms:
Cult of Domesticity
Miss America Pageant (1968) Protest
Roe v. Wade (1973) ERA – Equal Rights Amendment
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
NOW – National Organization of Women
Essential Questions:
Who defines Gender roles?
How did the Feminine Mystique redefine the role of women in society?
Was the women’s movement successful?

4. Women Go To WORK!!

6. …and SCHOOL!!

7. Equal Rights Amendment
Originally written by Alice Paul and introduced to Congress in 1923.
In 1972 – both houses of Congress passed the amendment; but in order to become an amendment to the Constitution it needed to be passed by ¾ of the states of the U.S. It needed 3 more states.
The ERA failed to receive the requisite number of ratification before the expiration deadline in Phyllis Schlafly was largely responsible mobilizing conservatives to oppose the ERA.

9. The Role of Women
The following information is from a 1950’s Home Economics textbook meant for High School girls, teaching them how to prepare for married life!
Have dinner ready: Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a well balanced, delicious meal – prepared and ready to serve at the usual time. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him, and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospects of a good meal are part of the warm welcome needed. Some men like a drink before dinner, if so, plan to keep the meal warm, and not burn anything while he finishes his drink.
Minimize the noise: At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of washer or dryer. Make sure all appliances, such as the vacuum, are properly put away. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Be happy to see him. Greet him with a warm smile and be glad to see him.
Avoid Using the Phone: Should anyone telephone you before/during/after dinner, politely advise them you’ll return their call after doing the dinner dishes.

10. Things to Avoid: Don’t greet him with problems or complaints
Things to Avoid: Don’t greet him with problems or complaints. Don’t complain if he’s late for dinner and didn’t have time to call. Count this as minor compared with what he might have gone through that day.
Make him comfortable: Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or suggest he lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice. Allow him to relax and unwind, either before or after dinner. Some men relax with the evening papers, others with TV.
Listen to him: You may have a dozen things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first. However, should you sense his mood sullen because of the business day, be prepared for some light hearted banter or just some small talk.
Stress the Positive: Plan to inform you husband of the positive events of the day; include the children’s accomplishments.
Making the evening his: Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or to other places of entertainment; instead try to understand his world of strain and pressure and his need to be home and relax.
The Goal: Try to make your home a place of peace and order where your husband ca relax and enjoy himself.

11. Barbie Dolls Through Time

12. Protest against the Miss America Pageant

13. Protests against the Miss America Pageant

14. Women’s March – Jan 20, 2018

15. Anti Roe v. Wade Protest  

16. The Feminine Mystique: Betty Friedan
“Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night – she was afraid to ask herself the silent question – ‘Is this all?’”

17. New York Times Betty Friedan's Enduring 'Mystique' “A baked potato is not as big as the world, and vacuuming the living-room floor — with or without makeup — is not work that takes enough thought or energy to challenge any woman's full capacity,” Betty Friedan famously wrote in "The Feminine Mystique," her 1963 book. How would such words create a backlash?

18. Betty Friedan at a gathering of supporters in East Hampton in August 1970

19. “Jane Roe,” Texas woman who wanted a legal abortion; 1973

20. Pro-Choice Reasoning
Abortions had been done without medical care, with metal hangers. “I was very frightened, because this guy didn’t have a license. The office was dark. He gave me two aspirins and put me on the table. It was visibly dirty…Then he stuck a rag in my mouth so I couldn’t scream. When it was over, there was blood everywhere.”

21. Phyllis Schlafly strongly against the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment

22. President Trump Repeals the Fair Pay Act of 2009:
On March 27, 2017, President Trump revoked the Fair Pay Act of 2009, when he signed an executive order. Now, it is again possible for companies to continue to hide sexual harassment cases and make them never seen by the public or other employees.
"It can silence victims. They may feel afraid of coming forward because they might think they are the only one, or fear retaliation." 
--Maya Raghu, Director of Workplace Equality for the National Women’s Law Center, 2017
“It’s sending a message to these companies that the federal government simply doesn’t care whether or not they violate the law." --Camilla Taylor, a lawyer at a law firm that fights for the rights of LGBT people