Eight Global History of Gender Movements

SS310-01: Exploring the 1960s - An Interdisc. ApproachProfessor: William RookstooliiUnit 6 Project : Eight Global History of Gender Movements   Kaplan UniversityJune 26, 2012 |
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Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams
1791
1791
1744
1744
Declaration of Rights of
Man and Citizen
Declaration of Rights of
Man and Citizen

1878-1920
1878-1920
1832
1832
1792
1792
Susan B Anthony
Susan B Anthony
Vindication of the Women’s Rights
Vindication of the Women’s Rights
Female Anti-Slavery Society
Man and Citizen
Female Anti-Slavery Society
Man and Citizen

Stonewall Riots  
Stonewall Riots  
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Antoinette Brown Blackwell
1867-1920
1867-1920
Proposal of the Fourteenth Amendment
Proposal of the Fourteenth Amendment
1866-1868
1866-1868
1969
1969

2012
2012
The American Gay Rights Movement
The American Gay Rights Movement

New York gay activist movement was born when a group of gay New Yorkers made a stand against raiding police officers at The Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar in the Village. In those days, gay bars were regularly raided by the police. But on June 27, 1969, the patrons of The Stonewall Inn had had enough. As the police raided the bar, a crowd of four hundred patrons gathered on the street outside and watched the officers arrest the bartender, the doorman, and a few drag queens. The crowd, which eventually grew to an estimated 2000 strong, was fed up. Something about that night ignited years of anger at the way police treated gay people. Chants of “G

ay Power!” echoed in the streets. Soon, beer bottles and trash cans were flying.

References

Abigail Adams. (2012). Biography.com. Retrieved 04:46, Jun 26, 2012 from http://www.biography.com/people/abigail-adams-9175670

Darline Gay Levy, Harriet Branson Applewhite, and Mary Durham Johnson, eds., Women in Revolutionary Paris, 1789-1795 (Urbana, University of Illinois Press, 1980), p. 87.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman... [continues]

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