The 1960s: A Decade of Change for Women

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loolracists of TX 9:40AM May 16, 2012

Someone needs to research and write about the biographies collected from across the U.S. in OUTSTANDING YOUNG WOMEN OF AMERICA (U.S.) beginning in the 1960's and do some follow-up of the women listed.
Also, in the 1960's and 1970's there were hundreds of women's centers in the U.S., free-standing and attached to colleges and universities, and an organization which was created in Cincinnati OH, Seattle WA and NYC which was named the National Association of Women's Centers. It existed for several years in the early 1980's and then seemed to vanish. I was one of the principal organizers. A group of women who worked with battered women's shelters was a "division" (in many senses of the word).

Winifred Beam Kessler of OH 10:46PM May 14, 2012

kick Obama out the office!

Donald Duck of IN 9:33AM May 11, 2012

I think the women of the 1960's were great gals.

Steph Lowenhoff of WA 11:53PM April 01, 2012

I agree Michelle. @michael vaughn, grow up and shut up.

Sidney of PA 2:00PM October 12, 2011

We give birth to your children you sexist pig. Without us there would be no world.

Michelle of IL 1:57PM October 12, 2011

I joined NOW when it began. I subscribed to Far Right Catholic Schafley's "Eagle Forum." its "Insider" newsletter said if the ERA became law, churches that don't ordain women would lose their religious tax exemption. She called herself "The Sweetheart of the Moral Majority." Catholic Richard Viguerie & another Catholic man formed Moral Majority, Inc. It persuaded non-Catholic churches to join the ecumenical movement ahd endorse acts that aid the Vatican. Many did demand that our civil government must enforce church laws that ban abortion and suicide. Those laws exist to protect church income. Each conception has potential to live and become a believer who tithes. If aborted, it has no dollar vale to a church and, of course, corpses don't tithe. Phyllis succeeded. ERA failed. So to this day we do not have equal pay for equal work. Women are stlll paid less than men. When mothers are poor & unwed, they often get welfare. Thanks a lot, Phyllis. The Catholic church keeps its illegal tax exemptions & vouchers and all tax exempt churches fail to pay their fair share of what it costs to run the USA. The exemptions prove government illegally HELPS religion. We need a massive successful push for the ERA.

aURa dawn veirs of CA 6:08PM May 24, 2010

while the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress in 1972 -- IT HAS NEVER BEEN RATIFIED BY THE STATES!!
the Amendment would affirm that women and men have equal rights under the law -- and every year it is reintroduced but is still not part of the US Constitution
ILLINOIS IS ONE OF THOSE STATES . . . Nevada is another
http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/states.htm
"Measure banning sex bias goes to state Senate" by Christi Parsons Chicago Tribune May 22, 2003
which begs the question if then state senator Obama voted PRESENT?
"ERA supporters hope issue comes up to vote in Illinois" by Doug Wilson Senior Writer, Quincy Herald-Whig April 6, 2004
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A former state lawmaker said the federal Equal Rights Amendment may come up for a vote in Illinois this year if a few more senators agree to support the measure {perhaps he was too busy campaigning for US Senator back then!}
unfortunately America hasn't come such a long way since the 60s afterall . . .

tiger lily of DC 8:12AM March 13, 2010