The 1960s was time when many fought to change the lives of women today. The Women’s Rights movement was focused on improving women's’ daily life. Their main two goals was to achieve gender equality and to change women’s “role” in society. In the 1960s, big organizations such as the National Organization for Women, struggled to change the stereotype of women being home, taking care of the children and staying in the kitchen. The idea of creating gender equality was born when women started to think about their goals and aspirations. They noticed how they didn’t get a chance do the things that men got to do, and they decided that they wanted to “change social and political views on women” (Women’s Movements).
The feminists protested publicly about equality for both genders, but were often put down. They then formed organizations to help eliminate discrimination at work, education, politics and much more. One of the biggest organizations for women created in 1966 by feminists who wanted to have a higher impact on society about what issues they were facing. Their goal to make Congress pass the Equal Rights act was accomplished in 1972. …show more content…
Reed, took place. The case started when the son of a divorced couple died and Sally Reed, the mother, and Cecil Reed, the father, went to court over who would own their son’s estate. The Idaho state court favored Cecil, since he was male, but the case was appealed to the Supreme Court. The court ruled that Idaho had violated the Equal Rights Amendment. This case was the first in a series of cases that challenged sexual discrimination in the court. It was the “beginning of a major effort, using equal protection analysis, to make the law gender neutral” (Reed v.
The feminists protested publicly about equality for both genders, but were often put down. They then formed organizations to help eliminate discrimination at work, education, politics and much more. One of the biggest organizations for women created in 1966 by feminists who wanted to have a higher impact on society about what issues they were facing. Their goal to make Congress pass the Equal Rights act was accomplished in 1972. …show more content…
Reed, took place. The case started when the son of a divorced couple died and Sally Reed, the mother, and Cecil Reed, the father, went to court over who would own their son’s estate. The Idaho state court favored Cecil, since he was male, but the case was appealed to the Supreme Court. The court ruled that Idaho had violated the Equal Rights Amendment. This case was the first in a series of cases that challenged sexual discrimination in the court. It was the “beginning of a major effort, using equal protection analysis, to make the law gender neutral” (Reed v.