1. The Origins of the Women’s Rights Movement w The Status of Women in the 1950s and 60s w Federal investigations w Betty Friedan and the Feminine Mystique w Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act w National Organization for Women w The Women’s Bill of Rights

2. Life Magazine Christmas 1956

3. JFK

4. The Federal Commission on the Status of Women- 1962

5. w Recognized expanding role of women in the American economy

6. The Federal Commission on the Status of Women- 1962 w Recognized expanding role of women in the American economy w But Reaffirmed that women’s primary role was wife and mother.

7. The Federal Commission on the Status of Women- 1962 w Recognized expanding role of women in the American economy w But Reaffirmed that women’s primary role was wife and mother. w Denied the need for an Equal Rights Amendment.

8. How the Commission encouraged women’s rights

9. w 1st govt. body to investigate position of women.

10. How the Commission encouraged women’s rights w 1st govt. body to investigate position of women. w Report documented problems women faced.

11. How the Commission encouraged women’s rights w 1st govt. body to investigate position of women. w Report documented problems women faced. w Helped develop a women’s network.

12. How the Commission encouraged women’s rights w 1st govt. body to investigate position of women. w Report documented problems women faced. w Helped develop a women’s network. w Created similar committees on a state level.

13. Betty Friedan and The Feminine Mystique

14. Civil Rights Act of 1964

15. w Title VII prohibited discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, or SEX!

16. w Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) created - to ensure compliance with Title VII

17. National Organization for Women (NOW)

18. The Women’s Bill of Rights

19. w An Equal Rights Amendment

20. The Women’s Bill of Rights w An Equal Rights Amendment w Maternity Leave Rights

21. The Women’s Bill of Rights w An Equal Rights Amendment w Maternity Leave Rights w Affordable Child Care Centers

22. The Women’s Bill of Rights w An Equal Rights Amendment w Maternity Leave Rights w Affordable Child Care Centers w Equal and unsegregated education

23. The Women’s Bill of Rights w An Equal Rights Amendment w Maternity Leave Rights w Affordable Child Care Centers w Equal and unsegregated education w The Right of Women to control their own reproductive lives