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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Delores Huerta
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Betty Friedan
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Gloria Steinem
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Phyllis Schlafly
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Feminine Mystique, a landmark book by feminist Betty Friedan published in 1963 that described the pervasive dissatisfaction among women in mainstream American society in the post-World War II period.
Detailed explanation-2: -"The Feminine Mystique” began as a survey Ms. Friedan conducted in 1957 for the 15th reunion of her graduating class at Smith. It was intended to refute a prevailing postwar myth: that higher education kept women from adapting to their roles as wives and mothers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Her 1963 best-selling book, The Feminine Mystique, gave voice to millions of American women’s frustrations with their limited gender roles and helped spark widespread public activism for gender equality.