The Changing role of women and the family (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Betty Friedan's 1963 book
Betty Friedan's 1963 book
The Feminine Mystique
Feminine Mystique main argument
Feminine Mystique main argument
Challenged idea women only find fulfilment in homemaking & motherhood
NOW founded (year & founder)
NOW founded (year & founder)
1966 by Betty Friedan
NOW's three main goals
NOW's three main goals
End sex discrimination, reproductive rights, political equality
ERA stands for
ERA stands for
Equal Rights Amendment
Year ERA passed Congress
Year ERA passed Congress
1972
States short of ERA ratification
States short of ERA ratification
Three states short (needed 38)
Yale & Princeton admitted women undergrads when
Yale & Princeton admitted women undergrads when
1969
Roe v. Wade year & outcome
Roe v. Wade year & outcome
1973, legalised abortion nationwide
Traditionalists on women's primary roles
Traditionalists on women's primary roles
Wives & mothers, maintaining home & caring for family
When US divorce rates began rising
When US divorce rates began rising
The 1960s
Equal Pay Act year
Equal Pay Act year
1963
Title IX year
Title IX year
1972