KEY PEOPLE
Women
BETTY FRIEDMAN
• Created a bestseller titled The
Feminine Mystique.
• Claimed to feel unfilled and strived
to create a mass movement of all
those who were angered with
unfair laws.
• Congress tried to sooth the
angered movement by adding the
women in the Civil Rights Act in
1964.
• Friedman did not appreciate the
new act, therefore started the
National Organization for Women
(NOW).
GLORIA STEINEM
• Magazine creator of the NOW
movement
• The magazine was to help promote
women in passing equal rights in
the eighth amendment
BY: VERONICA MUTH
PAGES 524-528
EQUAL IS EQUAL
NOT “SOME ARE EQUAL” MORE THAN
OTHERS
Feminism
The movement of women began in the 1960s.
Women wanted to be considered equal and have
the same ability as men did to work and socialize.
During World War II as several men were drafted
into the war, their wives would work jobs outside
of their home. Women began to be noticed.
After the war, women began increasing in the
workforce. They were able to pass the Equal Pays
Act in 1963 which allowed them to receive an
equal amount of money as men did at the time.
However, during this time many states went
against the act. Multiple states still paid women
less. To this day men and women don’t receive
the same amount of money. Is this true equality?
MAJOR EVENTS LEGACY/IMPACT WORK CITED

WOMEN TRIED CHANGING LAWS LAWS ON ABORTION CITE 1 (ONLY CITE):

ON ABORTION AS WELL AS LAWS In 1973 laws on abortion were given to
ON EDUCATION women as a choice to have their child Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High
Steinem led women into strengthening aborted. School’s Textbook
educational programs. Many women only Heading 6
worked in-house jobs. Several pushed to LAWS ON EDUCATION
learn outside of their home. Women at Title IX allowed women to become
this point wanted to be more independent. educated. Many women were allowed to go
EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT to college and gain an education.
(ERA)
“Equality of rights under the law shall not TITLE IX
be denied or abridged by the United States With the availability of education women
or by any state on account of sex.” For the were also able to join sports. Women began
amendment to be ratified 38 states needed playing sports only men could play. There
to sign off. Only 35 states did, but as this was an increase of women playing sports
was occurring other states began to oppose
this idea. Many states began backing out as
they feared the federal courts would have
too much control.
EQUALITY IN GENDERS
Kathy Striebel was a junior in high school
who wanted to join the swim team,
however girls were not allowed to
compete. The city’s human rights
department allowed her to compete and
during a race Kathy won against a male.
The opposing coach was furious and
claimed it illegal as the meet was in a
different city. The rules weren’t equal in
the different city.