The Civil Rights Movement & The Women’s Rights Movement Regents Review The Civil Rights Movement & The Women’s Rights Movement

NOW 1966 Formed by Betty Friedan. National Organization for Women. First organization dedicated to women’s issues.

Betty Friedan Wrote The Feminine Mystique. This book denied that women were happy with being just housewives and mothers.

Margaret Sanger Began the birth control movement in the U.S. Founder of Planned Parenthood- 1942.

Roe v. Wade Established the unrestricted right to an abortion during the first three months (first trimester).

Results of the Women’s Rights Movement Equal Access to Education Act Equal Pay Act Changing attitudes- Police officer, Fire fighter etc. Using Ms. Instead of Miss or Mrs. ERA- failed

Civil Rights Movement Plessy v. Ferguson 1896- established the principle “separate but equal.” Allowed for segregation. Brown v. Board 1954 reversed this decision and desegregated public schools.

Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced by Gandhi Passive Resistance- do not hit back Civil disobedience- break a law if you do not agree with it (but accept the consequences).

Montgomery Bus Boycott 1955-1956 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus. Year long boycott that desegregated the buses.

Freedom Rides 1961- Students who rode throughout the South provoking confrontation on the buses. Meant to increase pressure on the South for equal rights.

March on Washington 1963- more than 250,000 Americans rallied in Washington D.C. in support of equal rights. King gives his famous “I Have A Dream Speech.”

Civil Rights Act 1964 No discrimination based on race or color. Equal access to libraries, parks, schools etc. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Black Power Movement African Americans should take control of the political and economic aspects of their lives. Some advocated the use of violence. Malcolm X- promoted black nationalism. Originally a member of The Nation of Islam, then breaks away and forms Muslim Mosque, Inc.