Introduction
The feminist movement of the 1960 and 1970 was instrumental in driving for the recognition of women's rights such as the right to education, the right to work, as well as their right to vote. While the women’s liberation movement was faced with the banning of abortion and contraception in 1960, in 1970, the banning of abortion was overturned in 1970.
The Impact of Feminist Goals of the 1960s and 1970s on Women’s Lives
In the workplace, women become recognized through affirmative action. From the Johnson administration (1963-1969) to the Nixon administration (1970-1974) and Ford administration (1975-1977), women’s rights were increasingly recognized including the right to work (Holton, 2011). Feminists also changed the women's lives, but the fact that the movement created a new world of possibilities for the previously oppressed gender was laudable. Women were empowered to seek formal employment now that they had attained the much-needed education. Equal pay was also driven despite not being achieved (Holton, 2011). There were more workers, and scholars driving then feminist theory and art. The main goal was very simple to give the women freedom, equal opportunity as well as complete control over their lives and decisions. Over the three waves of feminists, the argument was consistent.
The women strived for the right to abortion which they referred to as abortion on demand which amounts not reperceive freedom. Their definition of abortion rights is the safe access to legal abortion to make their own decision and choices over their reproductive status without the interference of the state, or personalistic medical doctors. For education, many women enrolled in college, graduated and were legally eligible for openings in corporations and government institutions, and the military (De Blasio, 2019). As of 1972, Title IX of the constitutions was created to forbid any form of gender discrimination in the inspirational of higher learning that was funded by the government. Other areas where they excelled include equality legislation where they strived for the Equal Pay Act, and the Civil Rights Act. In the 1960s and 1970s, women created an organization to promote political participation (Holton, 2011). These organizations augmented the struggle of the League of Women Voters to encourage the recruitment, training, and financial support women vying for political offices
How the Feminist Movement Would Prompt Changes in Women’s Personal Lives
Women's liberation movement was caused by institutional sexism. The feminists engaged in raising consciousness, protest and reforms. They struggled to create awareness of the women’s issues a drive political reform. They critique the absence of women in most popular culture which leads to more women representation in most of the popular cultures such as television, women magazines suchness the employees and Ms. Magazine. More women learned about their unique position and potential to influence decisions and started to participate in various activities and were given more central roles in popular shows and events.
