The Women's Rights Movement (Reform Movements in American History): Moving Toward Equality

Mountjoy, Shane

 
9780791095058: The Women's Rights Movement (Reform Movements in American History): Moving Toward Equality

Synopsis

The women's rights movement grew out of the women's suffrage movement of the mid-1800s and also addressed other women's legal rights issues. The second wave of the movement, which promoted economic, political, and social equality, gained momentum in the 1960s and '70s, when such groups as the National Organization for Women fought for equal pay and laws banning employment discrimination. Clearly written, highly visual, and bolstered by sidebars, a chronology and timeline, and a thorough index, ""The Women's Rights Movement"" is an illuminating introduction to one of the most prominent reform movements of the last 40 years.

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The Women's Rights Movement The women's rights movement grew out of the women's suffrage movement of the mid-1800s. In the 1960s and '70s, such groups as the National Organization for Women fought for equal pay and laws banning employment discrimination. Full description

About the Author

Series consulting editor Tim McNeese is an associate professor of history at York College. He has published more than 75 books and educational materials and recently served as a consulting historian for the History Channel series Risk Takers, History Makers.

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