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Culture Movements

Culture Movements. 1960s and 1970s. Women’s Movement. In 1920, 19 th Amendment was passed – seen as a success for women’s rights. However, starting in the 1960s, the women’s movement regained momentum Women’s wages were only 60% of what men earned The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan

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Culture Movements

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  1. Culture Movements 1960s and 1970s

  2. Women’s Movement • In 1920, 19th Amendment was passed – seen as a success for women’s rights. • However, starting in the 1960s, the women’s movement regained momentum • Women’s wages were only 60% of what men earned • The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan • Book that exposed the unhappiness of women being stuck at home in their domestic spheres

  3. Women’s Movement • Feminist Movement: a time period in the 1960s and 1970s led by women that pushed for the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes

  4. Women’s Movement • NOW- National Organization of Women • Group of feminists found; led by Betty Friedan • Fought against gender discrimination • Lobbied for government changes, filed lawsuits, held marches and rallies • ERA- Equal Rights Amendment • Proposed amendment that promised equal treatment for men and women • Failed to become law

  5. Roe v. Wade 1973 • Significant issue in the women’s movement • Supreme Court struck down state laws that banned abortion citing that such laws violated the constitutional right to privacy • Pro- life vs. Pro-choice • Women’s choice of when to have children vs. religious and moral beliefs that fetal life is sacred and should be protected

  6. Counter Culture • A rebellion of teens and young adults against mainstream American society • Called hippies • Wanted to create an alternative culture based on peace and love

  7. The Counter Culture • Rise of counterculture • Number of young adults rose in the 1960s • Living in chaotic times – Vietnam War, Nuclear War, Racial Tension • Blamed their parents generation for all these issues and problems • Student Activism • The epicenter of counterculture was on college campuses • Free Speech Movement – used civil disobedience (non violent protests) to gain attention for their cause

  8. Hippie Culture • Rejected materialism and work ethic of older generations • Free spirited – abandoned jobs & schools • Changed dress- tie dye, causal, flowers (flower children) • Experimented with unknown • Religions- Buddhism, astrology, etc • Drugs: LSD, marijuana, etc • Some joined rural communities where they lived in harmony with nature – communes – shared property, grew own food, etc. • Summer of Love – 1967 • Height of the hippie movement

  9. Imagine - The Beatles - John Lennon – YouTube • Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence 1966 live – YouTube • Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone (ORIGINAL) – YouTube • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiprqeaydik

  10. Decline of Counterculture • Ideals of peace, love, harmony difficult to achieve • Struggled with drug addiction • No means of supporting themselves • Charles Manson • Lack of support and a lot of criticism among mainstream society.

  11. 1) Who are the main characters in this cartoon? How are they portrayed?2) What symbols are used to help us gain an understanding of the character’s personality? For example, who in this cartoon appears to be the most patriotic? How do you know? 3) What do you think this cartoonist is trying to tell us about the relationship between this son and father and about the youth generation of the 1970s?

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