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43 Cards in this Set
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Who is Betty Friedan?
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One of the lasting effects of the 1960s was a change in the traditional roles of women. After years of inaction, the women's movement experienced a widespread revival, sparked in part by the work of author Betty Friedan.
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What is Equal Pay Act?
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(1963) Federal law that made it illegal for employers to pay female workers less than male workers for the same job.
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What is National Organization for Women?
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(NOW) Women's rights group; formed in 1966 to pressure elected officials to ensure social and political equality for women.
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Who is Gloria Steinem?
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was one of the women inspired to activism during the late 1960s.
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What is National Women's Political Caucus?
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Group founded by Gloria Steinem and others in 1971 to encourage women to run for political office.
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What is Education Amendment Act?
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(1972) Federal law prohibiting sexual discrimination in higher education.
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Who is Phyllis Schlafly?
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was pleased when the ERA failed to win ratification.
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Who is Bella Abzug?
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was a New York representative Shirley Chisholm that received national attention.
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Who is Shirley Chisholm?
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was also a New York representative Bella Abzug that also received national attention.
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Who is Cesar Chavez?
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NFWA leaders decided to join the strike.
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Who is Dolores Huerta?
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one of the CSO workers.
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What is La Huelga?
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(1965-1970) Successful strike by migrant farmworkers in California against grape growers; led by Cesar Chavez.
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What is United Farm Workers?
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(UFW) Group formed in the 1960's to improve working conditions for migrant farmworkers.
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Who is Reies Lopez Tijerina?
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led the Alianza Federal de Mercedes (Federal Alliance of Land Grants).
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What is the Alianza Federal de Mercedes?
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was a working process that was led by Reies Lopez Tijerina.
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What are Brown Berets?
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Activist group formed in 1967 in response to police treatment of Mexican Americans.
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Who is Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales?
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became one of the leading figures in the Chicano movement.
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What is Crusade for Justice?
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a group that promoted Mexican American nationalism.
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What is Mexican American Youth Organization?
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(MAYO) Mexican American activist group formed in 1967 by college students in San Antonio Texas.
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Who is Jose Angel Gutierrez?
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One of the MAYO's founders, Jose Angel Gutierrez, had been inspired by a 1966 farmworkers' protest march.
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What is La Raza Unida Party?
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(RUP) Mexican American political party formed by Jose Angel Gutierrez in the late 1960s.
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What is American Indian Movement?
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(AIM) became the major force behind the Red Power movement.
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Who is Russell Means?
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a Sioux who was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota, became a prominent figure in AIM.
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Who is Ed Roberts?
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a young Californian who had become a quadriplegic after having polio, was among them.
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What is Rehabilitation Act?
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(1973) Federal law forbidding discrimination in education, jobs, or housing because of physical disabilities.
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What is Education for All Handicapped Children Act?
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(1975) Federal law requiring public schools to provide education for children with physical and mental disabilities.
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What is American Association of Retired Persons?
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(AARP) Largest lobbying group on behalf of senior citizens; founded in 1958.
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What is Grey Panthers?
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Activist group for senior citizens' rights; founded by Maggie Kuhn in 1970.
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Who is Maggie Kuhn?
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the one to find the Grey Panthers.
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What is the Older Americans Act?
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which committed the government to providing elderly Americans with adequate income and medical care.
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What is Children's Defense Fund?
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(CDF) quickly became the leading children's rights organization.
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Who is Marian Wright Edelman?
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explained the group's purpose as "identifying, publicizing, and correcting selected serious problems faced by large numbers of American children".
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What is generation gap?
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Difference in years, attitudes, and cultural beliefs between generations; applied to baby boomers and their elders during the 1960s.
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Who is Mario Savio?
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Student activist Mario Savio and others helped organize the protests.
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What is counterculture?
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Alternative lifestyle; for example, the culture of the hippies in the 1960s.
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Who is Timothy Leary?
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became the drug's leading supporter.
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What is pop art?
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Movement that challenged the values of traditional art by taking inspiration from popular culture.
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What is British invasion?
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the introduction of new British bands to an American audience.
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Who is Joan Baez?
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wrote lyrics with Bob Dylan that sent a political message to listeners.
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Who is Bob Dylan?
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wrote lyrics also with Joan Baez that sent a political message to listeners.
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Who is James Brown?
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was a dynamic artist of the era.
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Who is Aretha Franklin?
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known as the Queen of Soul.
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What is Woodstock?
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(1969) Rock concert near Woodstock, New York, that marked the highpoint of the counterculture era.
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