The US Feminist Movement in the 1960s and 1970s
I can explain the successes and challenges faced by the Feminist Movement in the USA in the 1960s and 1970s.
The US Feminist Movement in the 1960s and 1970s
I can explain the successes and challenges faced by the Feminist Movement in the USA in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Key learning points
- Significant inequalities between men and women encouraged the development of the Feminist Movement.
- Women were granted equality under the law during the 1960s and 70s.
- Women gained greater sexual freedoms.
- The gender pay gap remained a problem.
- Women as well as men opposed some of the changes the Feminist Movement supported.
Keywords
Abortion - the deliberate act of ending a human pregnancy
Contraceptive - a method used to prevent pregnancy
Common misconception
Only men opposed the Feminist Movement.
The Feminist Movement faced opposition from some women such as Phyllis Schlafly as well as some men.
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