Women's Rights In The 1960s
By the end of the 1960s women had limited rights.
By: Megan Hong
Word Count (essay only):1,489
By the end of the 1960s women rights were still limited but many long term issues were dealt with. It was most notably the time of the American Women’s Rights Movement and although many rights were legislated, it took decades for it to be enacted. Iconic feminism figures spoke and acted upon behalf of all the women, pin-pointing the rights they truly deserve.
Women still greatly lacked the fairness in society they merited. Therefore women themselves took measures to improve and openly dispute about the system. In 1966, the National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded by a group of feminists including Betty Friedan being the largest …show more content…
It was an essay originally produced for her American Studies class. Vintee conducted an e-mail interview with CWLU Herstory Project member Estelle Carol as part of her project. It was a great source as the topic she focused on was similar to what my assignment was about. By having a first-hand source it gave me a better insight of the topic.
The Role of Education in 1960s Movements for Equality, 2011, Yahoo!, accessed25 May 2013, <http://voices.yahoo.com/the-role-education-1960s-movements-equality-10176905.html?cat=37>.
Notes: This source was exceptionally helpful as it not only discussed about the successes of the women rights movement but also the failures in depth. It was comprehendible, useable and most importantly, relevant.
~Images are from Google Images~
~Graphs are from the United States Census Bureau~
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[ 1 ]. The Women 's Movement, n.d., U.S. Department of State, accessed 25 May 2013, .
[ 2 ]. The Women 's Liberation Movement of the 1960s, n.d., Vintee Sawhney, accessed 25 May 2013, .
[ 3 ]. The Women 's Liberation Movement of the 1960s, n.d., Vintee Sawhney, accessed 25 May 2013, .
[ 4 ]. Women 's Rights Movement in the U.S., 2007, Infoplease, accessed 25 May 2013,
By: Megan Hong
Word Count (essay only):1,489
By the end of the 1960s women rights were still limited but many long term issues were dealt with. It was most notably the time of the American Women’s Rights Movement and although many rights were legislated, it took decades for it to be enacted. Iconic feminism figures spoke and acted upon behalf of all the women, pin-pointing the rights they truly deserve.
Women still greatly lacked the fairness in society they merited. Therefore women themselves took measures to improve and openly dispute about the system. In 1966, the National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded by a group of feminists including Betty Friedan being the largest …show more content…
It was an essay originally produced for her American Studies class. Vintee conducted an e-mail interview with CWLU Herstory Project member Estelle Carol as part of her project. It was a great source as the topic she focused on was similar to what my assignment was about. By having a first-hand source it gave me a better insight of the topic.
The Role of Education in 1960s Movements for Equality, 2011, Yahoo!, accessed25 May 2013, <http://voices.yahoo.com/the-role-education-1960s-movements-equality-10176905.html?cat=37>.
Notes: This source was exceptionally helpful as it not only discussed about the successes of the women rights movement but also the failures in depth. It was comprehendible, useable and most importantly, relevant.
~Images are from Google Images~
~Graphs are from the United States Census Bureau~
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[ 1 ]. The Women 's Movement, n.d., U.S. Department of State, accessed 25 May 2013, .
[ 2 ]. The Women 's Liberation Movement of the 1960s, n.d., Vintee Sawhney, accessed 25 May 2013, .
[ 3 ]. The Women 's Liberation Movement of the 1960s, n.d., Vintee Sawhney, accessed 25 May 2013, .
[ 4 ]. Women 's Rights Movement in the U.S., 2007, Infoplease, accessed 25 May 2013,