The Women's Rights Movement

Discover the Women's Rights Movement, its key moments, and why the fight for equality continues.

Feminism- the belief and support in women's rights and equality of all sexes. Women's Rights Movement, Take Two After nearly one hundred years of tireless efforts by thousands of women across the United States, women gained the right to vote through the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. Although this was a win in the history of women's rights, it would be a long road to be treated equally in society.Today we will explore the second wave of the Women's Rights Movement that started around the 1960's, but first we will back up to the change in women's roles starting in World War II. After the war in the 1940's When the war was over, women were not ready to give up the fulfilling work they had been doing during the war. Most did not want to give up their jobs and as a result, were fired when they refuse to quit.Working during the war changed American women. The feeling of independence, pride, satisfaction of having skills used outside the home fueled the second women's liberation movement about twenty years later. 1. Sort the type of jobs women didbefore and during the war. Before the war Cooks at home Cleans at home Cares for children at home Irons the clothes at home Repairs clothing at home During the war Works in an aircraft factory Makes weapons Makes submarines Fixes cars Fights fires Changing roles in the 1950's 2. Use the tools to draw an image showing how culture (books, news, and propaganda) changed women's roles in the 1950's. Women in the 1960's The NOW button takes us back to when women’s equality was a novelty Follow the link to the Newsela article. Answer the questions that follow in this worksheet. The National Organization for Women and second-wave feminism 3. Fill in the blanks with the correct word. The second feminismmovement started in the 1960's. Discriminationagainst women was legal, and feminists wanted to change that. The National Organization for Women(NOW) was founded during this second movement. NOW put together lawsuits, protests, and marches to change these laws that allowed discrimination.President Lyndon B. Johnson changed laws through affirmativeaction. This means he wanted to helpwomen who were discriminated against. After affirmative action job applicants could not be discriminated against based on their race or gender. 4. Some feminist groups say, "the work is not done" regarding equal rights for women. Do you agree or disagree, and why? Title IX In June of 1973 Title IX of the educational amendments was put into law. This meant that all schools who get money from the government could not discriminate against students or employees based on sex. In other words, from this point on, schools had to provide fair and equal treatment of all sexes, particularly in sports and athletics. New laws of the 1970's 5. Think about yourself, a family member, or someone you admire. How did the passage of Title IX change their life? 6. Find the words in the word search puzzle. To mark a word click its first letter then click its last. EQUALITY FEMINISM TITLEIX RIGHTS WOMEN 7. How did women's roles change from the passage of the 19th amendment until now?