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Women In The 1960s And 70s

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The women's rights movement of the 1960s and '70s marked the beginning of a large second wave of feminism in the U. S. Women's first fight for equal rights, the first big-wave feminism, happened from the 19th century through the early times of the 20th century. For American women, it began in 1920 with the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. But, in the 1960s and '70s, women's struggle for equal rights wasn't just inspired by their foremothers. America, in the times after World War II, also had the huge problem of racial discrimination and segregation. In addition to lots of social pressures to just stay home, cook, clean, and take care of the house and children, women's rights at home were also very limited. In many states,

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