TPAH Unit 12 - Feminism, the ERA, and Reagan's Right

The belief that women should have economic, political, and social equality with men

• Equal Rights

• Egalitarianism

• Feminism

• Anti-Masculinity

Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity

• Title IX

• The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

• The Brady Bill

• The Women's Rights Act

People who were drug users, homosexuals, or prostitutes were more vulnerable to this disease that swept through America in the 1980s. It further stigmatized those in the LGBTQ community.

• COVID-19

• AIDS

• SARS

• Influenza

1921-2006. American feminist, activist and writer. Best known for starting the "Second Wave" of feminism through the writing of her book "The Feminine Mystique". Supporter of the ERA.

• Gloria Steinem

• Phylis Schlafly

• Shirley Chisholm

• Betty Friedan

believed the Equal Rights Amendment was bad because there were obvious differences between men and women that should be recognized. She also believed it would hurt upper middle class women/families.

• Ronald Reagan

• Phylis Schlafly

• Betty Friedan

• Gloria Steinem

Court case that upheld a woman's right to have an abortion by ruling that state laws could not restrict it during the first three months of pregnancy. Based on the 4th Amendment right to be secure in one's person.

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Bush v. Gore

• Roe v. Wade

A constitutional amendment originally introduced in Congress in 1923 and passed by Congress in 1972, stating that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." Despite public support, the amendment failed to acquire the necessary support from three-fourths of the state legislatures

• Title IX

• The Voting Rights Act

• The ERA

• The Brady Bill

New York city - Triggered activist protests among gays and lesbians - police raided gay bar & arrested patrons. Led by Sylvia Rivera & Marsha P. Johnson, both transwomen of color, this movement sought to fight police brutality against the LGBTQ community.

• Stonewall Uprisings

• Gay Liberation Movement

• AIDS Crisis

A movement begun in the early 1980's among religious conservatives that supported primarily conservative Republicans opposed to abortion, communism and liberalism. Base of Reagan's support.

• Moral Majority

• Silent Majority

• Conscientious Objectors

• Fiscal conservatives

A policy that prescribes the sentences for drug convictions. This policy prevents judges from sentencing people convicted of drug crimes as they feel see fit.

• The War on Drugs

• Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

• Mass incarceration