CHAPTER 23—An Era of Social Change
Section 2—Women Fight for Equality
                                 and 3—Culture and Counterculture

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I. A New Women’s Movement Arises
   A. The theory behind the women’s movement of the 1960’s
      was…
      1. Feminism is the belief that…


      2. Feminists beliefs gained momentum during the mid-1800’s
         and in 1920 women won the...
      3. This movement declined only to be reawakened during the
          60’s.
   B. Women in the workplace
      1. In 1950,______________women worked for wages.
      2. In 1960, that number had increased to_____.
      3. In 1963, The Presidential Commission on the Status of
         Women reported that women were paid far less than men.
      4. It also reported that women held certain_____________
         and were seldo
m p romoted to________________________.
      5. These facts awakened many women to their unequal status.
      6. Many women were also treated unequal within certain
         Civil Rights organizations such as...
II. The Movement Experiences Gains and Losses
    A. The Creation of the National Organization for Women (NOW)
       created________________, banned gender
       discrimination and declared _____________________illegal
    B. ______________, a journalist, political activist, and
       ardent supporter of the women’s liberation movement, was a
       loud voice for feminism and equality.
    C. ________________ was one of NOW’s more controversially
       supported positions that stood behind a woman’s right to
       have an abortion.
    D. In 1972, Congress passed the ________________________(ERA)
       that would guarantee that both men and women would enjoy
       the same rights under the protection of the law.
    E. _________________urged a petition against ERA stating that
       it would lead to…

    G. The_________was formed which focused on_________,_________
       and __________________associated with ERA and pro-abortion
       supporters. The ERA is defeated.

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WOODSTOCK REVISITED DAY---WEDNESDAY!!!!

 

CULTURE AND COUNTERCULTURE—section 3, Chapter 23

WOODSTOCK

REVISITED DAY


WEDNESDAY!!!!

 I. The Counterculture
    A. The Counterculture was so different than the mainstream that it scarcely looked
        like a culture at all but instead like an alarming appearance of...
        1. The Counterculture was a movement made up mostly of white, middle-class
           college youths who had grown disillusioned with the…

 

        2. Influenced by the nonconformist_________________, hippies shared
           some beliefs of the New Left movement and were against…

 

        3. ___________________was a motto that caused tens of thousands of
            idealistic youths to leave school, work or home to create what they hoped would
            be an idyllic community of peace, love and harmony.
    B. The Hippie Era
        1. This Era was marked by_______,__________,_________-and illegal
            drugs.
        2. Sometimes known as the__________, Hippies donned ragged jeans, tie-dyed
            T-shirts, military garments, love bead and Native American ornaments.
        3.  Hippies also rejected conventional home life and migrated to___________a
             hippie community in
San Francisco .
II. A Changing Culture
     A. The Counterculture left his mark on Art as prominent artist…

 

     B. The_____ helped to propel rock music into mainstream America as they inspired
         millions of young Americans to this new type of music.
     C. As a result of rock and roll over_____________showed up at the
Woodstock
         music and art show. The festival represented the 60’s movement of peace and love
     D.________,____________(FBI) and countless others issued a warning that
        “________________” was a threat on campuses and in cities.
         1. As a result, conservative law makers sought to disengage the counterculture by
            passing laws against lawlessness and crime associated with the movement.
         2. The growing conservative movement would propel Nixon into the White House
            and set the tone on a more conservative course.
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