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This site shows a timeline of how women's rights evolved in the 1970s. Some of the key events begin with the 1973 decision that granted women the right to vote. My personal favorite is in 1974 when little league baseball became open to girls.

In 1960, the world of American women was limited in almost every respect, from family life to the workplace. A woman was expected to They were legally subject to their husbands via "head and master laws," and they had no legal right to any of their husbands' earnings or property, aside from a limited right to "proper support"; husbands, however, would control their wives' property and earnings. Working women were paid lower salaries than men and denied opportunities promotions. The feminist movement of the 1960s and '70s originally focused on equality in the workplace, such as denial of access to better jobs and salary. Later they began to fight for "women's liberation" which included gaining control of their own private lives. This relates to the image as Donna Gottschalk was a feminist also fighting for women equality as well as gay rights.