Mendez v Westminster 1947 Mendez v Westminster court case challenged schools for Mexicans in Orange County, California. The US court ruled that the forced segregation of Mexican American students into separate schools was against the constitution, because social equality is a paramount requisite in the American system of public education. Schools must be open to all children regardless of their lineage." This case was known as the first ruling in the United States in favor of desegregating schools.
Executive Order 10450- April 27, 1953
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was the president who issued this executive order. It revoked President Truman's Executive Order 9835 of 1947, and dismantled the program in the order known as Loyalty Review Board program. This order …show more content…
Then, 15 women promoting the resolution in Washington with Betty Friedan to discuss founding a new civil rights organization for feminism. In October, 300 women met in Washington, D.C., as the founding convention of the National Organization for Women. They placed emphasis on women’s rights for equality and how their demands were for human rights. This criticized the U.S. government for not providing well enough health care, child care, and pregnancy leave for women which were social need. Friedan was NOW's first