Betty Friedan/ her influence in second wave feminism
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- How far was Betty Friedan responsible for the growth of the women's movement? (20 marks)
- Thesis: Betty Friedan was responsible for the growth of the women's movement
- 1963-1966: The Feminine Mystique
- Mass appeal - she herself was a college graduate/ suburban housewife
- Although it was still best received by college graduates
- Articulated concerns over promotion of domesticity by magazines/films/advertisements
- Xanax use doubled 1958-9
- Articulated 'the problem that has no name' of the 'comfortable concentration camp' whereby women cared for husbands/children
- Encouraged women to seek education/ employment
- one of the most influential nonfiction books of the twentieth century
- The book helped change the lives of women in America. More women began working outside the home. More women also began studying traditionally male subjects like law, medicine and engineering.
- Mass appeal - she herself was a college graduate/ suburban housewife
- 1966-: NOW
- c. dissatisfaction w/ the Euqal Employment Opportunity Commission refusing to enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964)
- To monitor enforcement of legislation
- To push for the ERA
- Public information campaigns e.g. against 'I'm Debbie, Fly Me'
- First national organisation to be pro-life
- A year after the march, Friedan helped establish the National Women’s Political Caucus. She said the group got started “to make policy, not coffee.” She said America needed more women in public office if women were to gain equal treatment.
- c. dissatisfaction w/ the Euqal Employment Opportunity Commission refusing to enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964)
- 1963-1966: The Feminine Mystique
- Antithesis
- She achieved little of note
- only dealt with the problems of white, educated, wealthy, married women. It did not study the problems of poor white women, single women or minorities.
- Other causes of growth within the women's movement
- Persistent inequality
- Inequalities in pay
- Inequalities of opportunities
- Inequality in respect
- Other protest movements
- Through their success (e.g. legislation)
- Litigation - e.g. NOW represented Lorena Weeks
- Political pressure - Bill of Rights for Women (1968) (sought to enforce Title VII)
- Protests - 1970 national strike for equality (100,000 supported)
- Through their own sexism - disallusionment
- Discrimination/sexual harassment in SNCC/SDS
- 1964- 33% of SDS, only 6% leaders
- Antiwar protestors
- Through their success (e.g. legislation)
- Persistent inequality
- She achieved little of note
- Introduction
- mother of the modern women’s liberation movement
- Conclusion
- Thesis: Betty Friedan was responsible for the growth of the women's movement
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