feminism pt 1

Feminism Pt 1

Getting to California ____________ - the belief that men and women should be equal politically, economically, and socially (began in 1920s)

____________ - Section of the 1964 Civil Rights Act which outlawed job discrimination

____________ - (NOW) created in 1966 to advance women in mainstream America and questioned “traditional roles”

____________ - prohibited federally funded schools from discriminating against girls in nearly all aspects of their operations, from admissions to athletics

____________ - Supreme Court decision that defined abortion

First Trimester – woman’s right to choose

Second Trimester – state can make reasonable restrictions

Third Trimester – state acts in the interests of the unborn

____________ - (ERA) passed by Congress in 1972 but failed to be ratified by the required 38 states in order to amend the Constitution

Ch 26 Sec 2: The Feminist Movement

Intro 2

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Textbook Assignment (pp.806-810)

1) What is “Feminism” and what cause led to its organization in the United States?

2) How did Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 promote women’s equality?

3) Who is Betty Friedan and what was her role in the Feminist movement?

4) Why were some conservatives opposed to the Equal Rights Amendment and how did this effect its adoption?

Section 2: The Feminist Movement

Section 2-1


Guide to Reading

During the 1960s and 1970s, a large number of American women organized to push for greater rights and opportunities in society.

• feminism

Main Idea

Key Terms and Names

• Equal Pay Act

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Betty Friedan

• National Organization for Women

• Title IX

• Phyllis Schlafly

Section 2-4

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Section 2-5


A Weakened Women’s Movement


• A new feminist movement began in the 1960s.

• Feminism, the belief that men and women should be equal politically, economically, and socially, began as early as the 1920s.

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FYI 2-1a

In the past many people lumped women together with minority groups, using references such as “women and other minorities.” In fact, since 1950, women in the United States make up a little more than half the population.

The Majority a “Minority”?

Section 2-5


A Weakened Women’s Movement


• With the onset of World War II, women joined the nation’s workforce as many men went off to fight the war.

• When the soldiers returned after the war, many women lost their jobs.

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Section 2-6• Women gradually returned to the labor market, and

by 1960 made up almost 40 percent of the nation’s workforce.

A Weakened Women’s Movement(cont.)

(pages 806–807)(pages 806–807)

Section 2-8The Women’s Movement Reawakens


• By the early 1960s, women became increasingly resentful of old stereotypes.

• As more women entered the workforce, the protest for equality increased.

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Section 2-8The Women’s Movement Reawakens


• The women’s movement was brought back to life by a mass protest of women and a government initiative called the President’s Commission on the Status of Women.

• The group, headed by Eleanor Roosevelt, urged President Kennedy to study the status of women.

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Section 2-9• In 1963 the Equal Pay Act was passed.• It outlawed paying men more than women for the

same job.


The Women’s Movement Reawakens(cont.)

(pages 807–808)(pages 807–808)

Section 2-9• Title VII of the 1964 Civil

Rights Act outlawed job discrimination.

• It became the legal basis for advances by the women’s movement.


The Women’s Movement Reawakens(cont.)

(pages 807–808)(pages 807–808)

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