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About.com's page about 1970s feminist activities provides a detailed list of feminist achievement during the '70s. The links provided take us to some of the struggles that the feminist movement took on such as the Equal Rights Amendment, Roe v. Wade, Feminist poetry as well as the Feminist art movement. The links also point to the second wave of Feminism in the 1960s-1970s. Women's liberation was the topic du jour during that time and this site goes into some detail about the actual activities and struggles. The explanations are a bit short, but the links take us to articles about each topic. This is a good starting point to start digging into the subject.

I though it important to clarify the main definitions of change that has taken place, embracing women, leading further to equality. This was prompt by the image of Donna Gottschalk, her viewpoint and voice from a female perspective, being a feminist. Feminist and its history refer to the re-reading of history from a female perspective. It is not the same as the history of feminism, which outlines the origins and evolution of the feminist movement. It also differs from women's history, which focuses on the role of women in historical events. The goal of a feminist and the history is to explore and illuminate the female viewpoint of history through rediscovery of female writers, artists, philosophers, etc., in order to recover and demonstrate the significance of women's voices and choices in the past. Two particular problems which feminist history attempts to address are the exclusion of women from the historical and philosophical tradition, and the negative characterization of women or the feminine therein; however, feminist history is not solely concerned with issues of gender per se, but rather with the reinterpretation of history in a more holistic and balanced manner. "If we take feminism to be that cast of mind that insists that the differences and inequalities between the sexes are the result of historical processes and are not blindly "natural," we can understand why feminist history has always had a dual mission-on the one hand to recover the lives, experiences, and mentalities of women from the condescension and obscurity in which they have been so unnaturally placed, and on the other to reexamine and rewrite the entire historical narrative to reveal the construction and workings of gender." -Susan Pedersen This site is then useful in exploring the image because Donna Gottschalk, has through writing, art and voice of the past address not only the exclusion of women in traditional history, but the negative characteristics placed on the LGBT communi

This webpage, an essay previously published in Ms. Magazine, a feminist magazine explores why some young women fear feminism. It explores why this fear might be present. Interestingly, it explores gender consciousness and how this changes once placed within the feminist lens. Feminism takes the consciousness of womanhood and asks questions and analyzes how this consciousness of womanhood can help and harm woman publicly and privately.

During the Woman's Movement, their were several famous feminists. This site pulls together a list of famous feminists and gives a little background information on who they were. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to graduate medical school at the top of her class and open her own clinic since others wouldn't hire her. Amelia Jenks Bloomer was a writer and editor for the first newspaper solely produced by woman, The Lily. Other feminists like Ruth Ginsburg and Emily Murphy, took to the courts to fight for equality for women. All these woman played an important role in achieving the equality and freedom woman have today.

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.

Contrary to what I'd known before, lesbian women did not have a history of being openly accepted in the feminist cause, something which is documented in the first section of this report. For this entry I would say focus on the first section "Origins: Responding to Feminist Exclusion," although much of what is contained here touches upon other issues like race, which may be of interest. I felt like this source could give us a glimpse into what sort of reality and challenges Donna Gottschalk might have faced being a lesbian feminist.

This webpage explores the three waves of feminism. The first is the one that we usually think of when we think about early feminism, Rosie the Riveter, yes we can and suffrage. The second wave coincided with many other civil rights activist groups, we saw the introduction of women of color and lower class women. We saw a focus on family, sexuality and reproductive rights. The third, and current, wave is about defining roles and identities for themselves and not based on patriarchy or misogyny. It's okay to embrace sexuality, sexualized appearances, etc, as long as it's a choice and not forced.

The author of this blog post beseeches the reader to not just view Parks as a demure, passive woman whose one-off contribution to civil rights was not giving up her seat, but as a deeply committed activist whose memory and contributions put her side by side with other civil rights icons such as Martin Luther King Jr. This article was posted on the Ms. Magazine.com blog site, a blog that highlights women's issues written about, by female writers. I believe it appropriate to discuss the feminist angle regarding Rosa Park's historic action. She stood up for her rights not only during a time of segregation, but also a time of clear gender divisions, a time when all women were still considered second class citizens. I did a search on Google for Rosa Parks and feminism, and this blog post came up. When I did a search of Rosa Park's name in the site's search engine, I found more than a dozen articles/posts detailing Park's story and a few mentions of other black female activists such as Shirley Chisholm, the first black female member of Congress, freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, and Flo Kennedy, one of the founding members of the National Organization for Women.

This was a blog entry that I found regarding how closely gay rights and women's rights are related. This offer gives some insight into how many women felt during the 1970s.

This Ms. Magazine article takes a look at Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In". A book that suggests that women have internalized negative messages about a woman's role, how a woman should behave in the workplace, where a woman belongs in the work place, etc. For example, women shouldn't be aggressive or ambitious, it's not feminine. She challenges the idea of femininity in the corporate world and encourages women to take more risks. This "Lean In" feminism is challenged by some because not every woman defines her feminism as being "more like men" as desiring to be treated fairly, like men.

The importance of particular women in the history of women's liberation. Particularly discussed is the issue of women's rights and acceptance as equal contributors in society.

Its ok melissa, I saw that and do I did not annotate and I found another source, but I couldnt delete the share. No worries.

Okay- I was just confused- couldn't figure out how that happened-

In the 1970s, people have came together to raise awareness of gay and lesbian issues. These groups have struggled for civil rights by exercising their freedom of speech at places such as National Mall and Memorial Parks. on June 27, 1969 in New York City, when police attempted to raid a gay bar, enforcing state or city laws that restricted most behavior and dress for lesbians and homosexuals. That night the customers of Stonewall Inn, a bar on Christopher Street, fought back for personal rights in a riot that became symbolic for civil rights. Many consider this event the beginning of the gay rights movement. The article relates to the image as Donna Gottschalk was a lesbian feminist fighting for gay rights as well as women equality.

This site discusses the rise of feminism in the 1960s - 1970s. This movement is also known as the Second Wave of Feminism. The first wave occurred during the late 1800s and early 1900s - women banded together for voting rights. The second wave focused on overall discrimination against women and their natural rights. The National Organization for Women (NOW) was formed. Their goals were Women's rights in abortion,Anti-job discrimination, Domestic violence, and same educational opportunities. Overall, the organization strived for women equality among men. During this period many other women rights groups were organized such as Female Liberation, Redstockings, and Bread and Roses just to name a few. The article relates to the image as Donna Gottschalk was a feminist who fought for women's rights and equality.

This entry is specifically for the first section of a long report. This section gives useful background information of what America was encountering during this time period with respect to women's rights, civil rights, and lgbt rights in the 1970's. I appreciated the basic information provided revolving around famous protests that are now often discussed when discussing civil rights and feminism in the 1970's. This source helps provide context to the photograph in that it informs you about the cultural climate of society around the time this photograph was taken.

The Birth Control Pill introduction into society was instrumental to the feminist movement and sexual revolution in the 1960s. Young, single women, who, with the help of this new contraception, took personal control of their sexuality. Sex before marriage entailed risk. Each and every time an unmarried woman had intercourse, she risked pregnancy, and was left to face life-changing options such as an illegal abortion, a shotgun wedding, forced adoption, or single motherhood of a child whose birth certificate would be stamped for posterity with the word "illegitimate. The Pill allowed American women to delay marriage and motherhood, while remaining sexually active. Women were able to control there time of pregnancy allow them to get a higher education and obtain better positions in the labor market. This article relates to the image as it demonstrations how the Pill became an effective tool in the women's right movement.

American women have struggled historically against certain paradigms of inferiority that all women experience. The female identity is different according to each culture and their customs, but many cultures are based on a patriarchal past where men exercise more power than women. Women worldwide experience subjugation in the form of jobs, education, sexuality and reproductive choice. American women have strived to overcome these stereotypes and have gained a position of near equality in many societal constructs. In the United States today, men and women enjoy almost equal social standing. Women can and do vote, own businesses, hold political office and have a full spectrum of rights. Even though they hold powerful jobs and play valuable roles in a variety of social constructs, the paradigm of the American housewife still exist. With the above mentioned it is important to know that western culture is prevalent worldwide and imposes both the positive feminist ideals and the conflicting negative media messages on third world and developing countries. The impact of Western culture in the specific realm of feminism and female stereotypes globally establish common goals and difficulties for all women. As a dominant culture, the United States must be aware of the media messages it shares with the rest of the world and the examples it promotes as not all are accommodating with other cultures. This site is useful in exploring the image because it paints exactly what the poster of Donna Gottschalk holds, denying women equality, but at the same time practicing America's freedom of speech and expression, forbidden by women in many countries. It's funny that women worldwide continue to experience subjugation in the form of jobs, education, sexuality and reproductive choice. Those countries worldwide that strive to be like us, from a moral point of view should without a doubt accommodate all positives attributes that the America culture places impact, leading to