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I Am Woman Helen Reddy (1971)

I Am Woman Helen Reddy (1971). I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an' pretend 'Cause I've heard it all before And I've been down there on the floor No one's ever gonna keep me down again

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I Am Woman Helen Reddy (1971)

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  1. I Am WomanHelen Reddy (1971) I am woman, hear me roarIn numbers too big to ignoreAnd I know too much to go back an' pretend'Cause I've heard it all beforeAnd I've been down there on the floorNo one's ever gonna keep me down again Oh yes, I am wiseBut it's wisdom born of painYes, I've paid the priceBut look how much I gainedIf I have toI can do anythingI am strong (strong)I am invincible (invincible)I am woman

  2. You can bend but never break me'Cause it only serves to make meMore determined to achieve my final goalAnd I come back even strongerNot a novice any longer'Cause you've deepened the conviction in my soul Oh, yes, I am wiseBut it's wisdom born of painYes, I've paid the priceBut look how much I gainedIf I have toI can face anythingI am strong (strong)I am invincible (invincible)I am woman

  3. I am woman watch me growSee me standing toe to toeAs I spread my lovin' arms across the landBut I'm still an embryoWith a long, long way to goUntil I make my brother understand Oh, yes, I am wiseBut it's wisdom born of painYes, I've paid the priceBut look how much I gainedIf I have toI can face anythingI am strong (strong)I am invincible (invincible)I am woman

  4. The Women’s Rights Movement The Struggle for Gender Equality in the 1960s and 1970s

  5. The Status of Women • Executive Order 10980 • Presidential Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) • Eleanor Roosevelt, Chair • Research and report on status of women • Two-year deadline

  6. The Status of Women • 1963 Report • Women discriminated against in workplace • Women need paid maternity leave • "one of the most pervasive limitations is the social climate in which women choose what they prepare themselves to do." • However, re-affirmed traditional role of woman as wife and mother in combating communism

  7. Critical Thinking • Do women have a “traditional role” that should be maintained?

  8. Gains for Women • Equal Pay Act of 1963 • Guaranteed equal pay for equal work • Better for economy • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964) • Prohibits employment discrimination based on sex (as well as race, religion or national origin)

  9. Gains for Women • National Organization for Women (NOW) • Founded in 1966 • Pressed for reforms recommended by PCSW • Title IX, 1972 • Prohibits discrimination based on sex in all aspects of education • Including sports

  10. The Feminine Mystique • Written by Betty Friedan • Put the lie to the “Happy Housewife” of the 1950s • Book initiated the “second wave of feminism”

  11. The Feminine Mystique "The problem that has no name — which is simply the fact that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities — is taking a far greater toll on the physical and mental health of our country than any known disease."

  12. Betty Friedan • After book release became figurehead of women’s movement • Co-founder and first president of NOW • Co-founder of National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws (NARAL)

  13. Gloria Steinem • Journalist • Worked as Playboy Bunny to research how women were treated • Feminist spokesperson • Founded “Ms.” Magazine

  14. Reproductive Rights • 1960: Birth Control Pill gets FDA approval • 1965: Griswold v. Connecticut • State cannot prohibit access to birth controls • 1973: Roe v. Wade • Abortion legal in first trimester

  15. Critical Thinking • Why were reproductive rights so important to the feminist cause?

  16. Equal Rights Amendment • “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.”

  17. Equal Rights Amendment • Originally written by Alice Paul • Passed by Congress in 1972 • Proposed 27th Amendment • Initial success with ratification • Stalled in mid 70s

  18. Phyllis Schlafly • Founder of the Eagle Forum • “pro-family” • Antifeminist • Launched “Stop ERA” movement • Very popular in conservative regions • “What I am defending is the real rights of women. A woman should have the right to be in the home as a wife and mother.”

  19. Gay Civil Rights • Stonewall Riots (June 28, 1969) • Patrons of New York gay bar protest police harassment • 3 days of riots ensue • Marked as birth of the visible gay rights movement

  20. Gay Civil Rights • Harvey Milk (1930-78) • San Francisco • First openly gay city official elected in United States • Murdered in 1978 by fellow Supervisor

  21. By 1980s • Homosexuality still illegal in most states • AIDS crisis hits gay men hardest • shows depth of prejudice and indifference • Things don’t really start to change until the 1990s

  22. Today

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