1960's Time Capsule Research Paper
1960’s Time Capsule
SS-310
September 9, 2013
I have been summoned to Central Park in New York City. Some of my colleagues were informed about some sort of artifact that was located on the west end of the park. Upon checking out the capsule, there is a date inscribed on it for the year of 1969. My colleagues believe that this is a pretty important find and have requested that I come to New York City and be there when the capsule is opened. While I am on my flight to New York, I have thought about how excited I am about this capsule. The 1960’s were a very important time in American history. I have thought about the types of things that could be in this capsule. The history that the capsule holds could be mind-blowing. …show more content…
As I think back to the 1960’s, this is a revolutionary item when it comes to the sexual revolution and women’s rights. Before the invention of the birth control pill and the legalization of abortion, women could have been considered baby factories. With the invention of the birth control pill, women were given a choice. It was up to women how they chose to live their lives and what they wanted to do with their body and this lead to women being able to control their future. When the Federal Drug Administration approved the pill for use as a contraceptive in the 1960’s, it was extremely popular despite concerns about possible side effects, and in 1962 an estimated 1.1 million women were using the pill. The pill also gave women the opportunity to obtain higher education and reach a level of educational equality with men. It was often said that with the invention of the pill, the women who took it had immediately been given a new freedom; the freedom to use their bodies as they saw fit, without having to worry about the burden of unwanted pregnancy. Women 's rights movements also proclaimed the pill as a method of granting women sexual liberation, and saw the popularity of the drug as just one signifier of the increasing desire for equality (sexual or otherwise) among American …show more content…
The 1960’s were a time of peace, love, music, freedom, oppression, challenges and major changes throughout our country and the world. It is amazing the things that we have learned and the places that are minds were able to go. I have learned that when great minds work together, amazing things can happen. The birth control pill led to freedom for women who wanted to live their lives; Woodstock taught me that people can come together peacefully and celebrate their love of music; the first walk on the Moon showed the world that amazing things can happen if there is a drive to make it happen; President Kennedy showed the world that great people who strive for great things can make a difference in a short period of time; and Martin Luther King Jr. taught the world that people can get their point across peacefully and can see great lasting
SS-310
September 9, 2013
I have been summoned to Central Park in New York City. Some of my colleagues were informed about some sort of artifact that was located on the west end of the park. Upon checking out the capsule, there is a date inscribed on it for the year of 1969. My colleagues believe that this is a pretty important find and have requested that I come to New York City and be there when the capsule is opened. While I am on my flight to New York, I have thought about how excited I am about this capsule. The 1960’s were a very important time in American history. I have thought about the types of things that could be in this capsule. The history that the capsule holds could be mind-blowing. …show more content…
As I think back to the 1960’s, this is a revolutionary item when it comes to the sexual revolution and women’s rights. Before the invention of the birth control pill and the legalization of abortion, women could have been considered baby factories. With the invention of the birth control pill, women were given a choice. It was up to women how they chose to live their lives and what they wanted to do with their body and this lead to women being able to control their future. When the Federal Drug Administration approved the pill for use as a contraceptive in the 1960’s, it was extremely popular despite concerns about possible side effects, and in 1962 an estimated 1.1 million women were using the pill. The pill also gave women the opportunity to obtain higher education and reach a level of educational equality with men. It was often said that with the invention of the pill, the women who took it had immediately been given a new freedom; the freedom to use their bodies as they saw fit, without having to worry about the burden of unwanted pregnancy. Women 's rights movements also proclaimed the pill as a method of granting women sexual liberation, and saw the popularity of the drug as just one signifier of the increasing desire for equality (sexual or otherwise) among American …show more content…
The 1960’s were a time of peace, love, music, freedom, oppression, challenges and major changes throughout our country and the world. It is amazing the things that we have learned and the places that are minds were able to go. I have learned that when great minds work together, amazing things can happen. The birth control pill led to freedom for women who wanted to live their lives; Woodstock taught me that people can come together peacefully and celebrate their love of music; the first walk on the Moon showed the world that amazing things can happen if there is a drive to make it happen; President Kennedy showed the world that great people who strive for great things can make a difference in a short period of time; and Martin Luther King Jr. taught the world that people can get their point across peacefully and can see great lasting