Life in the 70's Quiz

The Feminist Movement

• The Equal Rights Amendment aimed to become an official amendment to the constitution, requiring ratification by 38 states.
• In 1972, Congress passed the Educational Amendments, including Title IX, which prohibited federally funded schools from discriminating against women in various aspects of operations.

Abortion Rights

• In 1970, Norma McCorvey sought to obtain legal abortion in a medical facility, claiming that the Texas anti-abortion law was unconstitutional.
• The 1973 Supreme Court case Roe vs. Wade ruled 7-2 that abortion was now legal in the U.S.
• In 2022, the Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruled that decisions about abortion will be passed back to individual states.

Innovations of the 1970s

• Innovations of the 1970s included Apple, Atari, telephone answering machines, and VCRs.
• Disco was a popular genre of music, featuring artists such as Gloria Gaynor, ABBA, and the Bee Gees.

Television and Entertainment

• The 1970s saw an increase in African American-centric television shows, such as Sanford & Son, The Jeffersons, and Fat Albert.
• Shows with a lead woman character, such as the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laverne & Shirley, and Charlie's Angels, also gained popularity.

Sports

• Hockey increased in popularity as the NHL expanded from 6 to 21 teams.

Presidential Elections

• In the 1972 Presidential Election, Republican Nixon defeated Democrat George McGovern.
• In the 1976 Presidential Election, Democrat Jimmy Carter defeated Republican Gerald Ford.

Notable Figures

• Betty Friedan wrote The Feminine Mystique, hypothesizing that women are victims of a false belief system that requires them to find identity and meaning in their lives through their husbands and children.
• Betty Friedan founded NOW (National Organization for Women), which demanded greater educational opportunities for women, denounced the exclusion of women from certain professions and political positions, and advocated for women's equality.