Women and Gay Rights

Betty Friedan | National Women's History Museum

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1. In what ways did Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique" challenge the societal norms of the 1950s and 1960s? Provide specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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Analyze how Betty Friedan's personal experiences influenced her views on women's roles in society. What key events in her life are highlighted in the text, and how do they shape her arguments?

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Discuss the impact of Betty Friedan's activism on the women's rights movement. How did her work contribute to the progress of women's rights in America? Use evidence from the text to illustrate your points.

Book wrote by Betty Friedan. This book is known to have sparked the second-wave of feminism. This book made it known that housewives were all going through the same thing.

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​Feminine Mystique

Who- Author

What- Wrote the Feminine Mystique

When-1963

Where-USA

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​Betty Friedan

The Pill and Roe V Wade

The pill is a contraceptive that allowed women to be more free with their sexuality without the fear of getting pregnant.

Roe V Wade- Supreme Court Case that allowed women the right to an abortion until it was overturned in 2022.

​Griswold V Connecticut

US could not ban contraceptives.

She was a lawyer who was against the women's rights movement of the 1960s.​ Fought against the Roe V Wade case as well.

​Phyllis Schlafly

Was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

He would be the first openly gay politician in American History

Would be assassinated in 1978.

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​Harvey Milk

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What were the key events that led to the Stonewall Riots, and how did they reflect the social and political climate of the time? Provide specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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Analyze the role of the police in the Stonewall Riots as described in the article. How did their actions contribute to the escalation of the situation? Use evidence from the text to illustrate your points.

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Discuss the significance of the Stonewall Riots in the broader context of LGBTQ+ rights movements. What impact did the riots have on future activism, according to the article? Cite specific passages that highlight this influence.

Who-NYC Police, Stonewall inn patrons

What- A riot after police kick gay patrons out of the the stonewall inn

When- 1969

Where- New York City

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​Stone wall Riots