The women's movement was significantly impacted by the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, which granted women the right to legal abortions. While the movement gained traction, it faced limitations such as the "
Clause Title VII outlawed discrimination on basis of sex
Civil rights movement had women demand equality for them too
Strategies
Raising society awareness
Small scale Consciousness raising efforts
Public Protest
especially of the Miss America Contest
Resistance
Women were told they had a
The ERA fell 3 states short of being a constitutional amendment
Many conservatives
Phyllis Schlafly openly went against the movement calling it against
Mena and women challenged it
Many Major companies and jobs would not offer women such as when Sandra day O'connor graduated almost top of her class from stanford and had few offers
Major leaders
Gloria Steinem
Created the Ms. magazine which was a feminist magazine against the playboy magazine
Charlotte Bunch
Betty friedan
Wrote the Feminine Mystique
Sandra Day O'connor
Court Involvement
1973 supreme court decision in Roe v Wade assued women the right to legal aboritons
Outcomes
Equal Credit Opportunity Act
Higher education act - Title IX - No one can be discriminated for school based on sex
Feminization of poverty - in pushing fr women to have independence forced higher divorce rates which leads to many more women in poverty
"Glass Ceiling" Limits how far the movement can really go
Women refused to work in Higher paying fields - Pink Collar ghetto
Women gained legal rights
brought black and white women ftogeather
Organizations
National Organization for Women (NOW). They had major goals of gaining the right to abortion, and getting the Equal rights amendment passed
