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Omri Amit

10 Things That American Women Could Not Do Before the 1970s - 0 views

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    This short article on msmagazine.com describes ten things that American Women could not do before the 1970s. It is an eye opening list of basic things that might be taken for granted today. One strong example of the discrimination is the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 which apparently had to be passed as women were able to get fired for being pregnant before its passage. In 1973 Roe vs. Wade protected a woman's right to an abortion up to a certain stage. Before that landmark decision, it was illegal to have an abortion in most cases.
Omri Amit

Changing Sex roles and the effect on family - 0 views

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    This piece discusses the role of the sexes in the family. It describes the evolution leading up to the feminine revolution and the effects it had on the family unit. The main point of this article is to address the role of women in society and the slow evolution towards equal rights as well as its effects on the modern family unit.
Omri Amit

women's movement - 1 views

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    Encyclopedia Britannica's article about the women's movement in the United States offers insight to the movement's history and evolution. One of the catalysts it discusses is Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique" which wrote about the suburban housewife's boredom and lack of fulfillment even though they have been educated that they had a nice house, children and husbands. The article also explains how the National Organization for Women (NOW) was created due to the slow understanding that Women needed a liberation group of their own equivalent to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. There is a paragraph about the movement's successes such as the backing of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which granted Women access to jobs in every corner of the U.S. economy.
Omri Amit

Timeline of Key Events in the American Women's Rights Movement - 0 views

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    This website is a very interesting place to read the timeline of the American women's rights movement. It goes all the way back to 1848 up to today. We can see various key events of the movement which slowly led up to the formation of Planned Parenthood as well as the FDA approval of birth control and the legalization of abortion. It is a very good resource to see how the movement evolved as well as the timeline of each important milestone achieved along the process all the way to 2009.
Sh'nay Holmes

Rise of Feminism in the 1960s-1970s - 1 views

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    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.
Sh'nay Holmes

How the Sexual Revolution Changed America Forever - 0 views

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    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.
Sh'nay Holmes

The 1960s-70s American Feminist Movement: Breaking Down Barriers for Women - 1 views

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    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.
Sh'nay Holmes

Understanding Gender - 0 views

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    The terms "gender" and "sex" are interchangeable for many people. This idea has become so common, particularly in western societies, that it is rarely questioned. Nevertheless biological sex and gender are different; gender is not inherently connected to one's physical anatomy. Sex is biological and includes physical attributes such as sex chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones, internal reproductive structures, and external genitalia. At birth, it is used to identify individuals as male or female. Gender on the other hand is more complex. Along with one's physical traits it also entails what one's internal sense of self, whether it be male, female, both or neither as well as one's outward presentations and behaviors related to that perception. This relates to the image due to categorization of gays and lesbians. Their gender is based on the perception of themselves, not their biological sex.
Sh'nay Holmes

Gay Rights and Freedom of Speech - 0 views

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    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.
eugene yates

'Revolutionary Love: I am Your Worst Fear, I am Your Best Fantasy', 2008 - 0 views

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    This site memorializes how in 2008 100 people converged on the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. The speakers gave addresses that focused on the relationship that exists between gays in the military and the political system overall.
Anamaria Liriano

Origins: Responding to Feminist Exclusion - 0 views

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    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.
Roman Vladimirsky

Women in Sports Broadcasting - 0 views

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    Women sports broadcasters and reporters have come a long way. There was a time when women were treated almost like barbarians when it came to reporting on a specific team or game. Women were not allowed in the press box. Women were not allowed to use the same press box bathrooms as men. Women were not allowed in the locker room to get their stories. It was a tough for them to get their jobs done because of the restrictions placed on them. This site goes deeper into those restrictions.
Roman Vladimirsky

Barriers for Women - 0 views

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    Women faced many barriers when trying to break into the workforce. Even thinking back now, it took society a long time to allow women to make anything of themselves. Men went off to war, women worked in factories. That was when they got their first taste of the workforce. After that, they were only secretaries. It took a while for men to accept women as equals in the workforce.
Roman Vladimirsky

King v. Riggs - 0 views

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    This article revisits one of the biggest events of the 1970s that relates to the battle of the sexes, and the woman won. Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the probably the most historic tennis match this country has ever seen. This match set the precedent for women in sports. Just one year later, Title IX mandated equal funding for women sports teams as is for men.
Roman Vladimirsky

Gender Roles Timeline - 0 views

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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.
Roman Vladimirsky

Women and Equality - 0 views

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    This site explores the history of women in the work place. The site argues that women did not belong in the work place, but at home taking care of the household chores. However, eventually the need for women to work came about when the men went off to war.
Anamaria Liriano

1970s The Battle of the Sexes - 0 views

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    Having been born at the tail end of the 80s, I can say that my knowledge of the 70s is hazy at best. I had no idea that there had been such a televised event of a high profile tennis match between a man and a woman. In this source you will find a three minute video that recounts this event. Although it may not seem to initially relate to the photograph or the photograph's message, the high profile match is symbolic of the sort of tension many men and women faced during the 1970s. I'd like to think in some way the tennis match between Billie Jean Kind and Bobby Riggs sort of embodies the quote, "I am your worst fear I am your best fantasy."
Anamaria Liriano

Declaration of American Women - 0 views

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    This powerful entry was written in 1977 during the President's Interagency Council on Women National Plan of Action. It reads like a manifesto -an account of where women have been, where women are now (when the present was 1977) and where women want to be in the future. Reading this, I thought of the class photograph this week and the text that was on the woman's sign of protest, "I am your worst fear I am your best fantasy." This entry is descriptive of the true reality of woman in this decade and I feel reading it was essential in better understanding where many women back in the 1970s were coming from.
Anamaria Liriano

Photographing Social Justice: The Work of Diana Jo Davies - 0 views

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    This source provides a quick glimpse into who Diana Davies is and what she is most known for, photographing American civil rights and folk imagery. Though the description given is brief, links are provided to explore further Davies's other photographic works and a more in-depth biography can be found. Through this source we are afforded the opportunity to better understand who Davies is and understand her significance and personal attachment to the civil rights movement. You will find that Davies has photographed many significant facets of American history.
David McLellan

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage - Diana Davies Photograph Collection - 0 views

  • Diana Davies is a well-known photographer of folk performers and festivals, who photographed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in its earlier years. The Davies photographs already held by the Rinzler Archives have been supplemented by a recent donation of additional photographs (contact sheets, prints, and slides) of the Newport Folk Festival, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Poor People's March on Washington, the Georgia Sea Islands, and miscellaneous personalities of the American folk revival.
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    This site gives a little background on the photographer, Diana Davies who documented the 1970 Christopher Street Gay Pride march. She was known for documenting many causes and festivals during her career as a photographer. Her photographs provide a historical documentation of the early days of the Gay Rights movement.
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