In the early 60s, many young people in the United States respected authority, dressed conservatively, and followed traditional gender norms. Most women married fairly young, few attended college, and most stopped working as soon as children arrived. There was little social interaction among races. Premarital sexual relations were not discussed publicly. There wasn’t a lot of rebellion against authority. Most citizens thought of the United States positively and that we were the “Good Guys”. They believed our intervention in foreign affairs were beneficial and done for humanitarian reasons. The Vietnam War was a catalyst for young people to begin questioning government policy, the social norms and authority. People started to question, why we
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Protestors made it clear that they wanted to be seen and treated as equal to men. They were fighting for civil rights, equal employment and pay. They were striving for economic equality to allow women to have an income that enabled them to support themselves and their families. They wanted the education to allow them to have professional careers with equal pay. They also wanted an end to sexual discrimination in hiring so women could have equal access to professional and executive jobs. Changes in work regulations were also desired to allow women to be hired and promoted in a job like a man. They also felt that if childcare was needed it should be available to both sexes, paid maternity leave, along with a “guaranteed return [to work with] no loss of pay or seniority” (Notes/ handout, Declaration of Women’s Independence, …show more content…
Prior to this the social norm was single sex dorms. These dorms had “visiting hours [that] were limited to three and a half hours every Sunday; (and other rules like) the couple had to keep their feet on the floor at all times, and doors had to be kept open the width of a wastebasket” (Life, 10/20/1970). The co-ed dorms did not have co-ed rooms but they had unlimited visiting hours. Some concern arose about there being more sex or academics being less important but those concerns didn’t arise. Having the genders able to mingle at any hour created a more stress free environment and a “family” atmosphere. (Life,
Protestors made it clear that they wanted to be seen and treated as equal to men. They were fighting for civil rights, equal employment and pay. They were striving for economic equality to allow women to have an income that enabled them to support themselves and their families. They wanted the education to allow them to have professional careers with equal pay. They also wanted an end to sexual discrimination in hiring so women could have equal access to professional and executive jobs. Changes in work regulations were also desired to allow women to be hired and promoted in a job like a man. They also felt that if childcare was needed it should be available to both sexes, paid maternity leave, along with a “guaranteed return [to work with] no loss of pay or seniority” (Notes/ handout, Declaration of Women’s Independence, …show more content…
Prior to this the social norm was single sex dorms. These dorms had “visiting hours [that] were limited to three and a half hours every Sunday; (and other rules like) the couple had to keep their feet on the floor at all times, and doors had to be kept open the width of a wastebasket” (Life, 10/20/1970). The co-ed dorms did not have co-ed rooms but they had unlimited visiting hours. Some concern arose about there being more sex or academics being less important but those concerns didn’t arise. Having the genders able to mingle at any hour created a more stress free environment and a “family” atmosphere. (Life,