Women's Movement
The women's movement of the 19605 1970s marked
a transformative era in American society challenging
long standingnorms and field by growing dissatisfaction
with gender inequality The movement sought rights
across economic political and social domains
context
The early 20ᵗʰ century saw some progress with suffrages
in the 1920s who fought for women's right to vote
The Womens Bureau of the Department of Labour was
formed to advocate for changes they felt were necessary
about the situation of women at work Many women began
lobbying for legislation to protect women workers from
abuse unsafe conditions Unfortunately societal expectations
continued to confine women to domestic roles emphasising
marriage motherhood as primary responsibilities
After wall women were marginalised and those who had
taken jobs in wartime economy were expected to return to
traditional roles
By the 1960s fueled by the growing civil rights movement
Shifts in social attitudes women began to challenge
these expectations on a largerscale
A more radical branch of the
mov ment
the women's liberation worked conditions
towards equality forwomen not allowed to enter
were practical in their approaches professions such as
to fufilling the movements aims medicine law
married women had
women's libbers
no rights
Targeted violence against women were paid lower
opposed society'sideal of feminine beauty salaries
wanted equalpay opportunity
The women's movement of the 19605 1970s marked
a transformative era in American society challenging
long standingnorms and field by growing dissatisfaction
with gender inequality The movement sought rights
across economic political and social domains
context
The early 20ᵗʰ century saw some progress with suffrages
in the 1920s who fought for women's right to vote
The Womens Bureau of the Department of Labour was
formed to advocate for changes they felt were necessary
about the situation of women at work Many women began
lobbying for legislation to protect women workers from
abuse unsafe conditions Unfortunately societal expectations
continued to confine women to domestic roles emphasising
marriage motherhood as primary responsibilities
After wall women were marginalised and those who had
taken jobs in wartime economy were expected to return to
traditional roles
By the 1960s fueled by the growing civil rights movement
Shifts in social attitudes women began to challenge
these expectations on a largerscale
A more radical branch of the
mov ment
the women's liberation worked conditions
towards equality forwomen not allowed to enter
were practical in their approaches professions such as
to fufilling the movements aims medicine law
married women had
women's libbers
no rights
Targeted violence against women were paid lower
opposed society'sideal of feminine beauty salaries
wanted equalpay opportunity
