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43 Cards in this Set
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Betty Friedan
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author in the women's movement
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Equal Pay Act
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males and females had to be paid the same
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National Organization for Women
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women's rights group
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Gloria Steinem
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one of the women inspired to activism during the late 1960s
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National Women's Political Caucus
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encouraged women to run for political office
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Education Amendments Act
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outlawed sexual discimination in higher education
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Phyllis Schlafly
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pleased when the ERA failed to win ratification
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Bella Abzug
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New York representative 1/2
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Shirley Chisholm
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New York representative 2/2
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Cesar Chavez
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leader of the strike for Filipino workers
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Dolores Huerta
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former CSO workers
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La Huelga
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Delano grape strike
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United Farm Workers
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NFWA merged with another union to form
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Reies Lopez Tijerine
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led the Alianza Federal de Mercedes
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Alianza Federal de Mercedes
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worked to regain land that had been taken from Mexican Americans
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Brown Berets
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activist group formed in 1967 in response to police brutality against Mexican Americans in L.A.
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Rodolfo Gonzales
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one of the leading figures in the Chicano movement
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Crusade for Justice
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group that promoted Mexican American nationalism
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Mexican American Youth Organization
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helped Mexican American Youth people
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Jose Angel Gutierrez
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one of the MAYO founders
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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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major force behind the Red Power movement
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Russel Means
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Sioux who was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation
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Ed Roberts
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young Californian who had become a 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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sought to eliminate mandatory retirement
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Gray Panthers
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smaller than AARP or NCSC but much more visible to the public eye
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Maggie Kuhn
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founded the Gray Panthers
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Older Americans Act
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committed the government to providing elderly Americans with adequate to income and medical care
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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 the group's purpose
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Generation Gap
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between the baby boomers and their elders grew wider
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Mario Savio
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helped organize the protests
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Counterculture
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alternative lifestyle
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Timothy Leary
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drug's leading supporter
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Pop Art
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intended to appeal to popular tastes
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British Invasion
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introduction of new British bands to an American audience
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Joan Baez
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folk artist
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James Brown
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the most dynamic artist of the era
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Bob Dylan
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folk artist
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Aretha Franklin
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known as the Queen of Soul
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Woodstock
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more than just a rock concert
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