Betty Friedan and the Feminist Movement Activist Local

Betty Friedan and the Feminist Movement Activist Local Hero Friend

Pre-Feminist Movement of the 1960 s What do you know?

Women’s History n Women earn the right to vote n n 19 th Amendment Women rally and march on several cities.

Women during WWII

1963 n Betty Friedan publishes her highly influential book The Feminine Mystique, which describes the dissatisfaction felt by middle-class American housewives with the narrow role imposed on them by society. The book becomes a best-seller and galvanizes the modern women's rights movement.

The Feminine Mystique n n n The problem that has no name Women of the 1950 s and 60 s Typical day of a women n Stay indoors Take care of the family and household Have dinner ready for their husband

The Feminine Mystique. Critical Thinking n n n Was it that big of a deal? How can you tell? How did women want change? How was psychoanalysis incorporated in the book? How do Friedan and Freud disagree? Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is mentioned and disputed by Friedan. Do you agree?

1964 n Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bars discrimination in employment on the basis of race and sex. At the same time it establishes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to investigate complaints and impose penalties.

1966 n n The National Organization for Women (NOW) is founded by a group of feminists including Betty Friedan. The largest women's rights group in the U. S. , NOW seeks to end sexual discrimination, especially in the workplace, by means of legislative lobbying, litigation, and public demonstrations.

1967 n Executive Order 11375 expands President Lyndon Johnson's affirmative action policy of 1965 to cover discrimination based on gender.

WOMEN UNITE!! Friedan leading a strike in Manhattan in 1970.

1971 n Ms. Magazine is first published as a sample insert in New York magazine; 300, 000 copies are sold out in 8 days. The first regular issue is published in July 1972. The magazine becomes the major forum for feminist voices, and cofounder and editor Gloria Steinem is launched as an icon of the modern feminist movement.

EQUALITY NOW!!

EQUALITY

Friedan as an Author n n Friedan, Betty. The Feminine Mystique. New York: Norton, 1963. Friedan, Betty. It Changed My Life: Writings on the Women's Movement. New York: Random House, 1976. Friedan, Betty. Life So Far. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Friedan, Betty. The Second Stage. New York: Summit Books, 1981.

Betty Friedan February 4, 1921 February 4, 2006

How did Betty Friedan change the world? n Write a one page summary about how the world would be different if Betty Friedan was not a part of the feminist movement. n Include: facts, dates, and, most importantly, YOUR OPINIONS!!

References n n n http: //topics. nytimes. com/topics/reference/timestopics /people/f/betty_friedan/index. html http: //www. pbs. org/fmc/interviews/friedan. htm http: //www. telegraph. co. uk/news/obituaries/1509730/ Betty-Friedan. html http: //www. notablebiographies. com/Fi-Gi/Friedan. Betty. html http: //www. infoplease. com/spot/womenstimeline 2. ht ml