Women's Liberation
Heather Bryant
Betty Friedan
She is an American writer, activist and a feminist. She wrote a book in 1963 about women having more rights and it's called "Feminine Mystique".
* Born- Feb. 4, 1921 and died Feb. 4, 2006
*In 1966 she co-founded and elected as president for (NOW).
*In 1970 she stepped down from NOW and organized a strike for women on August 26.
*After the strike women were allowed to vote.
*The strike was successful and little later led 50,000 women and men.
Gloria Steinem
She is also an American feminist, journalist, and she is very social who became nationally recognized as a leader for women in the late 60's and early 70's.
National Organization for Women
This a movement for women in the late 1960's. The founders were Shirley Chisholm, Betty Friedan, Muriel Fox. Founded on June 30, 1966 in Washington D.C.
ERA(equal rights amendment)
In this picture women are protesting using ERA wanting to be equal as men.
Feminine Mystique
This is the book Betty Friedan wrote about having rights for all women in 1963.
Quote
This is one of the most famous quotes from her book "Feminine Mystique". It describes how a woman should find what she likes to do in her life.
Rosie the Riveter
This is a picture that women came together to help during world war II. But it is a symbol that women can do jobs, and we can help with any situation.
Why did I choose this topic?
The reason why I chose this topic is because it changed women's history. We are able to vote, have jobs, and have some freedom.We are equal to the economy, for the most part.
5 major facts
- It's a feminist movement that had a series of campaigns, to reform issues like reproductive rights, equal pay, sexual harassment, and sexual violence.
- The feminist movement can be tracked since the 14th century because of a woman who makes a living though writing poems.
- The women's movement became more popular in May of 1968.
- Women's movement effected change in Western Society the right to initiate divorce proceedings.
- Women gained political, social, and economic rights in the late 1970's.
Gender Justice
This picture was what women used when they went on strikes, aka protests. But the reason they used it was so they fought for their rights.