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1 Women, Indians, and Hispanics Fight for Change Sections 30.1 and 30.2

2 Main Ideas In the 1960s women and American Indians struggled to achieve social justice. In the 1960s Latinos struggled to achieve social justice.

3 Who Are You? Abigail Adams Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucreita Mott Gremke Sisters Harriet Tubman Susan Anthony Jeannette Rankin Frances Perkins

4 Question? What has been the typical role of women in US history? In the 1960s, this role will be challenged.

5 Women’s Rights Betty Friedan: fought for equal rights – Wrote The Feminine Mystique – Feminism: empowerment of women

6 Women’s Rights Women’s Liberation Movement – Equal pay – Equal access to jobs Equal Rights Amendment: proposed but never ratified – Strong opposition – Would have outlawed all discrimination based on sex. – Was this a good thing?

7 ERA

8 Gloria Steinem Journalist Feminist Leader of women’s movement

9 Phyllis Schlafly Opponent of women’s movement conservative

10 Roe v. Wade Abortion rights Highly controversial, then and today 1973 Supreme Court rules that abortion is constitutional. How do conservatives feel? How do feminists feel? Result: women have ultimate control over their bodies.

11 Who am I?

12 Minorities Hispanics – Cesar Chavez – Migrant farm advocate – Pushed for better treatment of immigrants. – Organized boycotts to achieve goals American Indians – American Indian Movement (AIM) – Organization that pushed for better treatment of AI – Used peaceful and violent tactics – Seized Alcatraz, Wounded Knee 2, DC

13 American Indian Movement

14 1950s, 60s Culture Nuggets Radio and Color TV everywhere! Very influential Commercial Jet travel Computers as large as rooms! – Silicon Valley: area in California that began to specialize


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