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Country Studies: The Women's Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Taking its cue from the Civil Rights movement, the Women's Movement gained momentum throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
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Digital History

Digital History: Feminism Reborn

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive survey of the women's movement during the 1960s and 1970s documents women and politics, women's wages, legal discrimination against women, stereotypes of women, women's rights legislation, and women's rights...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Tumultous 1960's

For Students 9th - 10th
The decade of the 1960s was a time of protest about the Vietnam War and civil rights, and progressive legislation addressing many problems. Find primary source material, charts, and statistics that cover these topics. Included are...
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Digital History

Digital History: Radical Feminism

For Students 9th - 10th
Much like the civil rights movement, the women's movement also splintered during the 1960s. From these new radical groups emerged new ideas, new organizations, and some new vocabulary.