Legal Equality and Overcoming Oppression (Betty Friedan) (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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Betty Friedan's years of life
Betty Friedan's years of life
1921-2006
Friedan's most notable work & year
Friedan's most notable work & year
The Feminine Mystique (1963)
Feminist wave sparked by Friedan
Feminist wave sparked by Friedan
Second wave of feminism
Friedan's view on women's capabilities vs men
Friedan's view on women's capabilities vs men
Women just as capable as men in all spheres
Key principle Friedan advocated for women
Key principle Friedan advocated for women
Legal equality
Friedan's term for dissatisfaction in domestic roles
Friedan's term for dissatisfaction in domestic roles
The problem that has no name
Year Equal Pay Act passed (US)
Year Equal Pay Act passed (US)
1963
Year Civil Rights Act passed (US)
Year Civil Rights Act passed (US)
1964
Organisation Friedan co-founded in 1966
Organisation Friedan co-founded in 1966
National Organization for Women (NOW)
NOW's main focus
NOW's main focus
Legal changes to secure equal opportunities for women
Type of feminism Friedan represented
Type of feminism Friedan represented
Liberal feminism
Friedan's view on working within existing system
Friedan's view on working within existing system
Ample opportunity within existing system
What Friedan said was needed alongside legal equality
What Friedan said was needed alongside legal equality
Change in social attitudes
What The Feminine Mystique challenged
What The Feminine Mystique challenged
Women confined to housewife & mother roles
Liberalism principle Friedan aligned with
Liberalism principle Friedan aligned with
Individual rights and equality