In newspaper articles, employers often expressed whether they wanted male or female help(“Employment Ads”). Which limited the types of jobs women could obtain. Feminist were outraged and protested.The American government acknowledged the discontent of American women and in 1964 passed the Civil Rights Act which prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. The government went a step further to appease civil and women's rights activists by creating Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to handle discrimination in the hiring process and workplace. Though these laws were put in place equal pay for women still hasn't been achieved. The gap has been lessening since the Equal pay Act of 1963 but not by a
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In the early 19th century birth control methods archaic and dangerous ("Childbirth and Birth Control”). Though they were frowned upon they were still frequently used without much opposition from society. Some couples used unreliable or unsafe abortion methods such as the termination of pregnancy using herbs or striking a woman's abdomen during the early stages of pregnancy ("Childbirth and Birth Control”). The increase in unsafe abortion methods stemmed from 1873 when the American woman was delved a heavy blow when she lost her right to make reproductive choices ("Childbirth and Birth Control). This was the result of the Comstock laws passed by Congress in 1873 making abortion and birth control illegal in the United States. Few exceptions were made for women whose lives would be at risk during childbirth. This created repression of the reproductive rights of females for decades (Wood). In 1960 the first oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA. The ‘pill’ originally was only available to married women and was hard to attain in several states. Nonetheless, the pill quickly became the most widely used contraceptive. It was reliable in preventing pregnancy and allowed women the freedom of truly planning their pregnancy around their lives instead of planning their lives around pregnancy.This was a great milestone for women because now they were able to effectively plan for family and
In the early 19th century birth control methods archaic and dangerous ("Childbirth and Birth Control”). Though they were frowned upon they were still frequently used without much opposition from society. Some couples used unreliable or unsafe abortion methods such as the termination of pregnancy using herbs or striking a woman's abdomen during the early stages of pregnancy ("Childbirth and Birth Control”). The increase in unsafe abortion methods stemmed from 1873 when the American woman was delved a heavy blow when she lost her right to make reproductive choices ("Childbirth and Birth Control). This was the result of the Comstock laws passed by Congress in 1873 making abortion and birth control illegal in the United States. Few exceptions were made for women whose lives would be at risk during childbirth. This created repression of the reproductive rights of females for decades (Wood). In 1960 the first oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA. The ‘pill’ originally was only available to married women and was hard to attain in several states. Nonetheless, the pill quickly became the most widely used contraceptive. It was reliable in preventing pregnancy and allowed women the freedom of truly planning their pregnancy around their lives instead of planning their lives around pregnancy.This was a great milestone for women because now they were able to effectively plan for family and