Chapter 23 Section 2
A New Women’s
Movement
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 Feminism- the belief that women should have economic and
political equality with men.
 Women in the Workplace
 Clerical, domestic, retail
 Social work, teachers
 Nursing.
 Women and Activism
 Began during civil rights
 The Women’s Movement Emerges
 Betty Friedan’s book, The Feminine Mystique, challenged the
expectation that women should be just housewives and raised
issues of civil rights and equality in society.
The Movement Experiences Gaines
and Losses
 The Creation of NOW
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 National organization of Women
 A Diverse Movement
 Gloria Steinem
 Another prominent voice in the women’s movement was
Gloria
Steinem. She established “Ms. Magazine.”
 Legal and Social Gain
 Title IX
The Movement Experiences Gaines
and Losses
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 Roe v. Wade
The Movement Experiences Gaines
and Losses
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 The Equal Rights Amendment
 In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by
Congress:
 Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or by any
state on account of sex.
 Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to
enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of
this article.
 Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years
after the date of ratification
Opposition to ERA
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 Phyllis Schlafly
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Feared – “Parade of Horribles”
Drafting Women
End laws protecting homemakers
End husbands responsibility to provide for the family
Same Sex marriages
The Movements Legacy
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 In order to be added to the constitution it would
have to be ratified by 38 of the 50 states by 1982.
 By 1977, 35 states had ratified it.
 By June of 1982 not enough states ratified it.
 “Glass Ceiling”
 More women doctors and lawyers
 More women in government