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1 LEQ: How will the 1960s and ‘70s be changed by social movements?

2 Women’s Liberation Movement
Feminism : Conviction that women and men should be socially, politically, and economically equal

3 Women’s Liberation Movement
National Organization for Women (NOW) : Fought gender discrimination in the workplace, schools and the justice system

4 Women’s Liberation Movement
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA): Promised equal treatment for men and women in all spheres, not just employment.

5 Women’s Liberation Movement
Roe v. Wade: Supreme Court case that struck down state laws that banned abortion Argued that such laws violated a constitutional right to privacy

6 Latinos in the Early 1960s Few teachers were able to speak Spanish
1/3 of Mexican American families lived below the poverty line

7 Latinos in the Early 1960s Cesar Chavez- National Farm Workers Association; leadership inspired many to fight discrimination

8 Chicano Movement La Raza Unida Party (RUP) founded by Jose Angel Gutierrez Campaigned for bilingual education, improved public services and an end to job discrimination

9 The Rise of the Counterculture
Counterculture (1960s): rebellion of teens and young adults against mainstream American society Establishment= mainstream, social norms, authority

10 Rising Student Activism
Free Speech Movement

11 Life of the Counterculture
Teens and young adults left school, jobs and traditional home life Rejected materialism and work ethic of older generation

12 Life of the Counterculture
Hippie Culture: sought new experiences Religions, astrology, illegal drugs Flower Children

13 Life of the Counterculture
Height of hippie movement in the summer of 1967 Freedoms led to problems with addiction No money, no rules = conflicts

14 Mainstream Reactions Saw hippies as disrespectful, uncivilized and threatening

15 Legacy of the Counterculture
Americans became more casual in the way that they dressed and open-minded about lifestyles and social behavior

16 Legacy of the Counterculture
Pop art Aimed to appeal to popular tastes Rated films

17 Legacy of the Counterculture
New techniques and ideas to rock and roll The Beatles Bob Dylan Jimi Hendrix Woodstock Music and Art Fair

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