PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE WOMENS MOVEMENT
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NOW was more radical in its methods.
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Women’s liberation was more radical in its methods.
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Women’s liberation focused more on litigation.
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NOW was formed out of frustration with the radicalism of the women’s liberation movement.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The women’s liberation movement (WLM) was a decentralized movement, unlike NOW which was and is a traditional centralized movement with a voted on leadership, Roberts rules, dues, offices, national conferences, systematic notes, statement of purpose, agreed on policies and allowed men in their groups.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -From protest marches to strikes, smashing windows of pornography shops, flour-bombing beauty pageants, letter-writing campaigns and ‘die-ins’ in Downing Street, campaigns about issues central to women’s lives have taken many forms. But WLM activism was not only about protests and demonstrations.