1. Women’s Rights ,
EQ: What led to the rise of the women’s movement, and what impact did it have on American society?

2. Women’s Rights Feminism political equality for men and women
1840s – 1920 suffrage
“glass ceiling” blocked women’s achievement
1920s – 1970s ERA
breaking down stereotypes of gender in society
mail carrier instead of mailman
study herstory instead of history

3. Feminine Mystique, 1963
women sought more in life than being a housewife
happiness outside marriage and motherhood
career, hobbies
started the women’s rights movement
Betty Friedan

4. National Organization for Women (NOW)
formed to use politics to get equality
focuses on women’s issues today
domestic abuse, abortion rights

5. Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 1972
tried to change the Constitution to make men and women equal
it had a 7-year deadline and needed 38 states to ratify
35 states ratified, 5 tried to take their ratification back
21 states have ERA language in their state constitutions

6. Gloria Steinem radical feminist who thought NOW didn’t go far enough
started Ms. Magazine in 1972
invented Ms. so women’s names weren’t dependent on marriage (Miss vs. Mrs.)
banned Miss America pageant

7. Phyllis Schlafly argued that ERA would hurt families
military service, sex-segregated bathrooms, dependent wife benefits
conservative backlash against ERA made it fail by three states

8. Title IX
Title VII of Civil Rights Act, 1964 bans discrimination by gender
Title IX of Higher Education Act bans discrimination in classroom and activities

9. Roe v. Wade, 1973 most states banned or restricted abortion
the Supreme Court created one national standard
in 1st trimester, abortion is legal
in later trimesters states may make restrictions
waiting period, parental consent, ban of certain types of abortion
all states must allow abortion if the life of the mother is threatened

11. Compare/Contrast the level of support by each woman. List examples WHY.
Gloria Steinem
Phyllis Sclafley
NOW
ERA
ROE V. WADE

12. Women’s Rights Has the women’s rights movement been successful?
30% of workforce in 1950
60% of workforce in 2000
new careers have opened up in medicine, law, politics, and accounting
however, the majority of the poor are single women
ERA failed
Roe v. Wade passed

13. EQ #7:
What led to the rise of the women’s movement, and what impact did it have on American society?