Women and Reform

1. Women and Reform By: Evelyn, Bennett, Yilun

2. First Wave of Feminism • The “New Women” • Women’s suffrage • Women’s clubs

3. The “New Women” • Less Children in house • Longer life expectancy • Higher education • Technological innovations • Boston Marriages • Female dominated professions

4. Women’s Clubs • G.F.W.C. • Public space for women • Women’s trade union league

5. Women’s Suffrage • General unacceptance • Anti-Suffrage movement • N.A.W.S.A • 19th amendment • Equal rights amendment • Conservative arguments for suffrage

7. Second wave of feminism • Feminine Mystique • The National Organization for Women • New directions in women’s movement • Political and economic success • Failure of Equal Rights Amendment • Roe vs. Wade

8. Third wave of feminism • Right to life movement • Pro-choice • Women in pop culture • Women in politics • Women in the economy

9. Right to life movement • Catholic supporters • Anti-Abortion stance • Offensive to wives and mothers

10. Women in pop culture • Effect of media on women • Blurred lines: • The definition of beauty

11. Women in politics/economy • Women against women • Equal pay • Moving Forward

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