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Name _________________________________________ Due Date ______________________________ Social Movements of the 1960’s and 1970’s Pg. 982-986 __The Feminist Movement__ According to doctors and women’s magazines, what did a woman in the 1950’s need to be happy? What was the “problem that had no name” that Betty Friedan addressed in her book // The Feminine Mystique //? What is feminism? What type of poor paying jobs were considered to be “women’s work”? What did the 1961 Presidential Commission on the Status of Women reveal about women and management positions? Why did the National Organization for Women (NOW) push for child care facilities? How did NOW influence the Equal Economic Opportunity Commission policies towards gender discrimination? How did the New York Radical Women’s group upset the annual Miss America Pageant? What are 2 accomplishments made by Gloria Steinem that became key components of the women’s movement? What would the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) guarantee to Americans? Why did Phyllis Schlafly and other New Right conservatives oppose the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment? Did the ERA become part of the US Constitution? Pg. 976 __Latin Americans Seek Equality__ What types of work did Mexican-Americans find in California? Who were the 2 founders of The National Farm Workers Association? What does UFWOC stand for? What did UFWOC demand of California farm owners? What protest strategy did Chavez use? Why did Chavez organize a national protest against California grapes in 1965? What other strategy did he use (which gained media attention) to generate support for the farm workers? Were these strategies successful in helping UFWOC achieve their goals? How did it affect Mexican-American farm workers?