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What did the women’s movement achieve?
L/O – To identify the campaign methods used by NOW and to judge whether equality legislation was successful
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Equality Legislation• The 1963 Equal Pay Act made it illegal to
pay women less. The 1964 Civil Rights Act made it illegal for employers to discriminate on grounds of sex.
• However in both cases, passing a law was not enough to change sexist attitudes and behaviour.
• In the late 1960s, the women’s liberation movement (Feminists) therefore begun to protest more directly.
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Tasks
• Look at the table and sources on pages 106-107 of the orange book.
• Answer questions 1-3.
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The Women’s Liberation Movement• NOW was created in 1966 by Betty Friedan
with the aim of achieving full equality between the sexes.
• However the Women’s Liberation Movement was the name given to those who had far more radical aims than NOW. They were also known as feminists.
• Extreme feminists wanted nothing to do with men. Most wanted signs of male supremacy to be removed, including male control of employment, politics and the media.
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Examples of Protest• Some extreme feminists believed
that not wearing make-up was an act of protest against male supremacy. Some even burned their bras, as they were a symbol of male domination.
• In 1968, others picketed the Miss America beauty contest in Atlantic City and crowned a sheep ‘Miss America’.
• They argued the contest degraded the position of women.
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Reaction to Feminist Protest• Extreme feminists in the movement
did more harm than good.
• Extreme actions and protests brought ridicule to the movement and made it difficult for men and other women to take the issue of equality seriously.
• They key issues of equal pay and better job opportunities were therefore forgotten about.
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Tasks
• Read pages 220-221.
• Answer questions 1-3.