Women's Rights Movement in the US

Black Panthers = Combat police brutality Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) = Decrease pollution New Right = Emphasize traditional social, cultural, and moral values National Organization for Women (NOW) = Pursue women's goals and push for more child-care facilities and educational opportunities

Roe v. Wade = Supreme Court decision granting women the right to choose an abortion Gloria Steinem = Journalist who helped found the National Women's Political Caucus Phyllis Schlafly = ERA opponent who called it the work of radical feminists Rachel Carson = Environmentalist crusader in the U.S.

Counterculture = Movement whose members sought to drop out of mainstream society Environmentalist = Person who actively tries to protect the environment Earth Day = Annual day to celebrate the environment Haight-Ashbury = Community in San Francisco that attracted many hippies

Formation of the National Organization for Women (NOW) = 1966 Founding of the National Women's Political Caucus = 1971 Passage of the ban on gender discrimination in higher education = 1972 Defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) = 1982

The Beatles = British rock group that helped popularize rock 'n' roll Hippies = Members of the counterculture movement New Right = Movement that emphasized traditional social, cultural, and moral values Woodstock = Massive outdoor concert that demonstrated rock 'n' roll's popularity

Betty Friedan = Author of The Feminine Mystique Gloria Steinem = Journalist who tried to help women gain political power Phyllis Schlafly = Equal Rights Amendment opponent NOW = Organization that pushed for women's rights

Feminism = The belief that women should have economic, political, and social equality with men Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) = Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would prohibit discrimination against women The Feminine Mystique = A book that expressed the discontent that many women were feeling NOW = A organization that united women throughout the nation

Growing number of women entering the work force during World War II = Women began to see that received less pay than men Publication of The Feminine Mystique = Helped to unite a number of women throughout the nation Refusal of men to give women leadership roles = Led women to take action on behalf of their own beliefs Women's involvement in civil rights and antiwar movements = Many women became more aware of their inferior status

The American Indian Movement = To push for Indigenous People's Rights The Black Panthers = To push for freedom by any means necessary Feminist movement = To gain economic, political, and social equality with men The Civil Rights Movement = To gain equal rights African Americans

Rachel Carson = Silent Spring Gloria Steinem = A book about women's rights Phyllis Schlafly = A book opposing the Equal Rights Amendment Betty Friedan = The Feminine Mystique