The Women's Liberation Movement: Who Won The Battle?

Who Won The Battle?
The Women’s Liberation Movement is the social debate that sought to remove forms of domination based on gender. For the last 100 years, it has been a worldwide debate. During Women’s Liberation, society made people believe that women were only meant to be housewives and be obedient to their husbands. Women were not considered smart enough for education, strong enough for sports, or wise enough for out-of-home jobs. As the women of this time felt that society was being sexist, they decided to draw a line. The blooming of The Women’s Liberation movement made the world the resilient, genius, and improved place that it is.
During the time of Women’s Liberation, a debate of wanting equality and wanting to be a housewife acted.
The votes for men and women became equal. It became the first step in Women’s Liberation created the first type of birth control for women. Women started to take control over their own bodies and it prevented them from physical abuse. In earlier years, it was unheard of to prevent women from unwanted pregnancies. This now allowed women to take a stand on their reproductive rights. It was known that women were becoming much stronger and more vocal individuals.
Eventually, President John F. Kennedy approved the Commission on the Status of Women, allowing them to have employment, Social Security, education, and tax laws. Women’s rights were becoming more of an interest, as courts faced cases that dealt with the reproductive rights for women. By 1963, The Equal Pay act was proclaimed, making an equal pay mandatory for men and women with the same job. A year later, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, to protect women from being discriminated in the work environment. It was enforced in 1965 (Sink
In June 1966, a feminist named Betty Friedan and twenty-eight other women founded the National Organization for Woman (NOW). The purpose for this organization was to “take action” and have equal partnership with men. This organization became tremendously popular and had about 1,037 members by 1967. To spread their information, they created petitions, protests, and meetings. NOW law suited any companies that violated a woman’s right to equality. Resulting in their hard work and dedication, the Equal Rights Amendment was revised. It was no longer a matter of the right to vote for women, but to now be recognized as a citizen and individual. The Equal Rights Amendment was permitted by both houses of Congress and was sent to be approved by all states. This was one of the biggest steps of The Women’s Liberation Movement. NOW continued to strive for rights and reached about 100,000 members by the end of 1979. Today, NOW has about 500,000 members and 550 chapters in all 50 states. It is one of the largest organizations of feminist activists in the world (Sink