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Women's Rights Movement in the 1960s and 1970s: Progress and Challenges

Explore how women gained equal economic opportunities through legislations and activism in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s, driven by landmark events and legal victories. Discover the impact of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, and the Equal Rights Amendment.

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Women's Rights Movement in the 1960s and 1970s: Progress and Challenges

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  1. How did women gain greater rights in the U.S. during the 1960s and the 1970s? Notes #62

  2. Beginning in the 1960s, a major goal of the women’s rights movement in the U.S. was to gain equal economic opportunities.

  3. This new women’s rights movement was energized by Betty Friedan’s book The Feminine Mystique.

  4. The Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963 to ban wage discrimination based on sex.

  5. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed to ban job discrimination based on sex.

  6. The National Organization for Women was formed in 1966 to push for greater women’s rights.

  7. Title IX was passed in 1972 to give women in education the right to the same financial support as men.

  8. The Equal Rights Amendment was approved by Congress in 1972 to protect equal rights under the law for women.

  9. However, this amendment was never ratified by enough states to be part of the U.S. Constitution.

  10. In the 1973 case Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that abortions for women were legal, based on their right to privacy. Norma McCorvey

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