US WOMEN IN THE 1960'S & 1970'S

RELATIONSHIP EXPECTATIONS OF US WOMEN IN THE 1960'S & 1970'S

• Be uneducated
• Be a full time mother
• Do household work

EDUCATION EXPECTATIONS OF US WOMEN IN THE 1960'S & 1970'S

• There were not any!
• They protested for equal education rights
• Women could only learn math and science

FINANCIAL EXPECTATIONS OF US WOMEN IN THE 1960'S & 1970'S

• They had no legal right to any of their husbands' earnings or property
• Working women were paid lower salaries than men
• Saved most of there earnings

(CAREER EXPECTATIONS OF US WOMEN IN THE 1960'S & 1970'S)

• They worked in factories
• Were rarely placed in position such as doctors

THE STYLE OF 1960

• Short skits
• Flat hair
• Go go boots or heels

THE STYLE OF 1970

• Bell bottoms
• Large neck pieces
• Large sleeve shirts

MAJOR NEWS STORIES OF 1960 & 1970

• First female jockey in Kentucky Derby (1970)
• Patricia Palinkas- first woman to play in a professional football
• Women's Equity Action League (WEAL) filed charges of sex discrimination
• 👆On a university and communty college in Florida

POLITICAL EVENTS AND LEADERS

• The National Organization for Women (NOW)
• 👆Established in 1966 by Betty Friedan & Pauli Murray
• Title IX of the Higher Education Act provided female student athletes funds

SOCIAL PROBLEMS/REFORM

• Social change movements erupted in the 1960s almost everyday
• The way that most people thought about their fellow citizens changed
• Health reformers worked on a plan for medical coverage of the elderly

REFERENCE

• http://womenshistory.about.com
• https://tavaana.org/en/content/.com
• Https://google.com/images
• http://www.fashion-era.com/1960
• https://www.wikipedia.org/