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1. What other groups were involved in the Civil Rights Movement?

2. What is the name of the organization that worked for women rights and employment equality?

What we’re going to do today

Agenda– Warm Up– Cornell Notes– Reading Deep Dive

By the end of class, you will be able to explain how the Civil Rights Movement affected women and women’s rights.

By the end of class, you will be able to explain how the Civil Rights Movement affected women and women’s rights.

USII.8aFCPS Draft 2005-Sources cited in notes

section of each slide

Civil Rights Movement: Civil Rights Movement: Changing Role of Women Changing Role of Women

& Other Minorities& Other Minorities

Women activists were inspired by the Women activists were inspired by the

achievements of the Civil Rights Movement…achievements of the Civil Rights Movement…

……and took action to gain equality for and took action to gain equality for

themselves, particularly in the workplace.themselves, particularly in the workplace.

Workplace DisadvantagesWorkplace Disadvantages

1.1. Discrimination in Discrimination in hiring practices hiring practices against womenagainst women

I heard they spent all day arguing whether to let

women into the boardroom

2.2. Lower Lower wages for wages for

women than women than for men for men

doing the doing the same job.same job.

Why do I get paid less for

doing the dirtiest job?

Improved ConditionsImproved Conditions

1.1. NOWNOW

National Organization for WomenNational Organization for Women

• In 1966, Betty Friedan and other feminist leaders formed NOW.

• She became its first president.

• NOW’s goal was to fight sex discrimination.

Betty Friedan

2.2. Federal legislation (Federal legislation (Title IXTitle IX) forced colleges ) forced colleges to give women equal athletic opportunities.to give women equal athletic opportunities.

More women in sportsMore women in sports

Brandi Chastain U.S. Soccer Team wonThe World Cup in 1999

In 1976, the Warsaw Tigers,Indiana’s first high school

Girls’ champions

Kathryn Switzer running in the Boston Marathon - 1967

What is happening in this picture?

3.3. The Equal Rights AmendmentThe Equal Rights Amendment

Despite its failure…Despite its failure…

This work placement should be seen as a unique opportunity to access some of the country’s most powerful and influential people, and bring them cups of coffee.

……and a focus on and a focus on equal opportunity equal opportunity

employment…employment…

1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor1st woman appointed to Supreme Court

……it it created a wider range of options and created a wider range of options and advancement for women in business and public advancement for women in business and public

service.service.

By 1993, 48 women were serving in Congress.

The Struggle for The Struggle for Equality ExpandsEquality Expands

Hispanics and American Indians also joined in Hispanics and American Indians also joined in the fight for civil rightsthe fight for civil rights

1.1. In 1962, In 1962, Cesar Chavez, a Cesar Chavez, a

Mexican-American Mexican-American leader…leader…

……started a union to improve the lives of migrant started a union to improve the lives of migrant workers…workers…

He asked He asked Americans not to Americans not to buy grapes until buy grapes until the workers that the workers that

picked them got a picked them got a fair deal from the fair deal from the

land owners.land owners.

2.2. Native Native American American activistsactivists also united to get also united to get

better better treatment…treatment…

……In 1968, they founded AIM,In 1968, they founded AIM, the American Indian Movement… the American Indian Movement…

……which demanded laws to protect Indian which demanded laws to protect Indian heritageheritage, land, and their right to self-rule., land, and their right to self-rule.

Women’s Rights Movement: Reading Deep Dive

• Use your texts to fill in your notes sheet (spicy, medium & mild options).

Cicero: “ERA: Pro and Anti”

Textbook: “Women’s Rights” pg. 452-453

Cicero: “Title IX”

Women’s Rights Deep Dive

• What tools did women use to make change during the CRM?

• What are three important facts you learned from your reading?

• Do you think the women’s right movement was successful? Why or why not?

How much How much do you do you

remember?remember?

1. The Equal Rights Amendment prohibited discrimination based on:

a. age

b. gender

c. size

d. cultural heritage

2. Federal legislation designed to ensure equality in athletics for women was a

result of:

a. the AAU

b. Title IX

c. the Profession Women Athletic Association

d. Chapter 11

3. What was the working dynamic between men and women?

a. Men and women did the same jobs and were paid the same.

b. The men did not work with the women so there were few distractions and productivity rose.

c. Women were discriminated against in terms of wages and opportunity.

d. Equal pay ensured equal wages.

4. Other groups inspired by the achievements of the Civil Rights

Movement were…

a. Asian-Americans

b. Hispanics and American Indians

c. Irish-Americans

d. None