Women's Movement In The 1960s

The women’s movement goes so much further than treating a female as though she is no longer just a figment of someone’s sexual representation of her in one’s brain. To get to the point where we are in modern society has been a struggle. A struggle that so many strong men and women have worked towards; some never even getting the chance to see the fruit that had grown from the tree that they had planted.
In present day, the definition of a women varies depending on who you talk to and what environment they’ve grown up in. To others and myself, who were brought up in families with strong women, we were told that our gender played no factor in the life that we lived and the actions that we took. We could take over leadership if we wanted to no …show more content…
The women’s movement, unlike previously, was taking an aggressive, new, approach to the fight for equality; as seen in the new name, the women’s “liberation” movement. In America during the 60’s, Americans experienced many movements, such as the civil rights, the gay right’s, and the “hippie” movements. In addition to these, the Vietnam War sparked much controversy among civilians. Riots of the 60’s were far more liberal than they had ever been, taking up streets with bodies and voices that didn 't want to back down. This was somewhat of a cultural shock that the states hadn 't experienced yet but soon would become more comfortable with in the coming …show more content…
The fight for equality will go on forever and chances that some movements will repeat themselves are probable; sometimes, history needs to repeat itself to get things right. We have gone so much further as a society with not forcing down concepts that categorize people in roles of masculinity or femininity. If a girl wears “masculine” clothing or a boy wears “feminine” clothing, there is less of a gender bias and that is progress. If a girl doesn’t act overly emotional or a boy cries easily, it is no longer a demeaning idea on how they don’t line up to the stereotyped agenda, and that is progress. To be a woman is so much more than a person’s biological makeup and that is starting to become accepted; that it progress. We have progressed so far and yet we seem to be stunted in other aspects. Feminism is not the same for every woman due to sexuality, race, and biological makeup; living in a country with so much diversity, we have the duty to make sure every category is treated the same way with the same respect. The thing with humans is we are a constantly evolving race; we’ve come this far, why not keep