PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE WOMENS MOVEMENT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment
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the passage of the Civil Rights Act
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the passage of “affirmative action”
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giving women more money
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Detailed explanation-1: -On June 30, 1966, the National Organization for Women was founded by a group of activists who wanted to end sex discrimination. Today, the organization remains as a cornerstone of the women’s rights movement.
Detailed explanation-2: -women’s rights movement, also called women’s liberation movement, diverse social movement, largely based in the United States, that in the 1960s and ‘70s sought equal rights and opportunities and greater personal freedom for women. It coincided with and is recognized as part of the “second wave” of feminism.
Detailed explanation-3: -The NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN (NOW), established locally in 1970 (4 years after the national founding), has advocated women’s rights and promoted women’s issues. Cleveland NOW was established largely through the efforts of Lois G. Adams, first president of the local chapter.
Detailed explanation-4: -However, during the mid-1970s, a conservative backlash against feminism eroded support for the Equal Rights Amendment, which ultimately failed to achieve ratification by the a requisite 38, or three-fourths, of the states, by the deadline set by Congress.