The Feminist Movement of

the 1960s
By: Vanessa Munoz Marin
Where and when did the Feminist Movement
take place?

The Feminist movement of the 1960s (or also known as the Second Wave)
lasted from the 1960s to the 1970s.
Began in the United States during the 1960s.
It later became a worldwide movement that was strong in Europe and
parts of Asia (began in the 1980s).
It began at other times in other countries.
What happened?

Gave women more equal opportunities.

During the 1960s and 1970s organizations were formed, which changed
the way women viewed themselves and each other.
38% of women worked as either a teacher, nurse, or secretary
As a result in 1960, women accounted for 6% of American doctors, 3% of
lawyers, and less than 1% of engineers.
The ERA, and Roe v. Wade

The Equal Rights Amendment was a proposed Constitutional amendment

to guarantee equality between men and women.
Phyllis Schlafly opposed the ERA, arguing it would hurt families and allow
the military to draft women.
In 1973, the Supreme Courts decision in Roe v. Wade granted women the
right to legal abortions. Before this decision, most states outlawed or
restricted abortion.
Equal Rights Amendment failed on 1982.
Who was involved?

The Feminist Movement of the 1960s was not led by a single figure or group. The movement was
divided between young and old, and upper-class and lower-class.

Betty Friedan: February 4, 1921 - February 4, 2006

Published The Feminine Mystique on February 1963. Friedan defined The Feminine Mystique as
the idea that a womans happiness and identity required sublimating her own desires and
interests to those of her husband and children.
She joined with other womens rights activists in 1966 to form the National Organization for
Women (NOW). NOWs goal was to achieve true equality for all women.
She is remembered as one of the leading voices of the second wave womens right movement.
Who was involved?

Gloria Steinem: March 25, 1934

She became more engaged in the womens movement after he had made a report about an
abortion. She expressed her feminist views in essays. (After Black Power, Womens
Liberation)
Played a key role representing feminism to the public and the media
She was the editor of the magazine for the feminist movement
Germaine Greer : January 29, 1939
Greer was a huge supporter of womens liberation.
According to her, gender differences were to be defined in a positive manner and women should
have the right to control their own principles.
The Feminist Movement and the Cold War

Once World War II ended, women were getting laid off from their jobs due
to men coming back from the war.
After World War II, women gave up their jobs and returned to their homes
to raise families.
In the 1960s and 1970s, however, the womens movement worked to attain
equality for women and change American life.
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