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Women Fight for Equality
Chapter 23 Section 2
Feminism- the belief that women should have economic and
political equality with men. Women in the Workplace
Clerical, domestic, retail Social work, teachers Nursing.
Women and Activism Began during civil rights
The Women’s Movement Emerges Betty Friedan’s book, The Feminine Mystique, challenged the
expectation that women should be just housewives and raised issues of civil rights and equality in society.
A New Women’s Movement
The Creation of NOW
National organization of Women
A Diverse Movement Gloria Steinem
Another prominent voice in the women’s movement was Gloria
Steinem. She established “Ms. Magazine.”
Legal and Social Gain Title IX
The Movement Experiences Gaines and Losses
Roe v. Wade
The Movement Experiences Gaines and Losses
The Equal Rights Amendment In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment was
passed by Congress: Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall
not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.
Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification
The Movement Experiences Gaines and Losses
Opposition to ERA
Phyllis Schlafly Feared – “Parade of Horribles” Drafting Women End laws protecting homemakers End husbands responsibility to provide for the family Same Sex marriages
In order to be added to the constitution it
would have to be ratified by 38 of the 50 states by 1982.
By 1977, 35 states had ratified it. By June of 1982 not enough states ratified it. “Glass Ceiling” More women doctors and lawyers More women in government
The Movements Legacy