Ch. 32 Struggles For Change

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Betty Friedan

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Author who sparked the women's movement after years of inaction.

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Equal Pay Act

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Made it illegal for employers to pay female workers less than male workers for the same job.

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National Organization for Women

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A women's rights group that claimed some 1,000 members within its first year in existence.

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Gloria Steinem

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Journalist who was one of the women inspired to activism during the late 1960's.

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National Women's Political Caucus

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Founded to encourage women to run for political office.

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Education Amendments Act

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Outlawed sexual discrimination in higher education.

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Phyllis Schlafly

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Conservative critic who was pleased when ERa failed ratification.

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Bella Abzug

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NY rep. who received national attention for women's rights.

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Shirley Chisholm

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NY rep. who received national attention for women's rights.

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Cesar Chavez

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Led NFWA leaders to join the strike.

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Dolores Huerta

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CSO worker who helped Chavez found the NFWA.

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La Huelga

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The Delano grape strike that lasted from 1966 to 1970.

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United Farm Workers

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Helped fight discrimination against Mexican American farmers.

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Reies Lopez Tijerna

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Led the Federal Alliance of Land Grants that worked to regain land that had been taken from Mexican Americans over the years.

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Alianza Federal de Mercedes

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Federal Alliance of Land Grants that worked to regain land that had been taken from Mexican Americans over the years.

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Brown Berets

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Activist group of 1967 in response to police brutality against Mexican Americans in LA.

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Rodolfo Gonzales

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Became one of the leading figures in the Chicago movement.

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Crusade for Justice

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A group that promoted Mexican American nationalism.

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Mexican American Youth Organization

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Formed by a group of students in Texas in 1967.

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Jose Angel Gutierrez

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Had been inspired by a 1966 farmworkers' protest march.

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La Raza Unida Party

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Gained control of the Crystal City city council and positions in some other Texas cities.

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American Indian Movement

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Became the major force behind the Red Power movement. Called for renewal of Indian culture and recognition of American Indian rights.

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Russell Means

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Became a prominent figure of AIM.

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Ed Roberts

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Young Californian who became quadriplegic after having polio.

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Rehabilitation Act

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Forbade discrimination in jobs, education, or housing because of physical disabilities.

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Education for All Handicapped Children Act

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Required public schools to provide education for children with physical or mental disabilities.

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American Association of Retired Persons

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Became the largest group dedicated to lobbying for the needs of older citizens.

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Gray Panthers

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Fought for greater rights for older Americans.

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Maggie Kuhn

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Founder of the Gray Panthers.

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Children's Defense Fund

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Quickly became the leading children's rights organization.

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Marian Wright Edelman

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Explained CDF's purpose as "identifying, publicizing, and correcting selected serious problems faced by large numbers of American children."

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Generation gap

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Gap between the baby boomers and their elders.

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Mario Savio

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Student activist who compared the University of California to a machine.

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Counterculture

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Alternative lifestyle.

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Timothy Leary

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Harvard instructor who became LSD's leading supporter.

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Pop art

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Style of art that was intended to appeal to popular tastes.

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British invasion

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The introduction of new British bands to an American audience.

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Joan Baez

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Wrote lyrics with Bob Dylan that sent a political message to listeners.

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Bob Dylan

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Wrote lyrics with Joan Baez that sent a political message to listeners.

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James Brown

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The most dynamic artist of the era, nicknamed the Godfather of Soul.

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Aretha Franklin

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Known as the Queen of Soul, had highly successful singing career.

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Woodstock

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The celebration of an era, marked the high point of the counterculture movement. a.k.a A place for Hippies.

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Older Americans Act

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Committed the govt. to providing elderly Americans with adequate income and med care.