Fifty Years Since Women’s Suffrage in the United States
The article recalls the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women the vote and links it to ongoing equal rights campaigns. It frames the anniversary as a milestone in the broader fight for gender equality, referencing Congress and the Women Liberation movement.
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The Battle Over Women's Liberation in 50th Suffrage Anniversary Era
Betty Friedan leads the National Women’s Strike Coalition marking 50 years since suffrage with calls for education and employment equality, free child care, and abortion on demand. Congress advances a sex discrimination constitutional amendment amid ongoing barriers to women in politics, with Martha Griffiths pivotal in pushing the bill. The piece traces suffrage origins to Seneca Falls and notes prominent militants and early pioneers, highlighting women’s political representation and cabinet barriers.
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Betty Frieden
Strike For Equality
Congress
Margaret Chase Smith
Rlaine
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Senate
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Martha Wright Griffiths
Dmich
Judiciary Committee
U.S
Seneca Falls
N.Y
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Lucretia Mott
Julia Ward Howe
Amelia Bloomer
Anna Howard Shaw
Carrie Chapman Catt
Susan B. Anthony
Alice Paul
Dr. Paul
National Woman’s Party
Washington, D.C
Nixon
League of Women Voters
House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Virginia Knauer
Supreme Court
HOW founder seeks to shield femininity against NOW
Mrs. Jaquie Davision 32, founder of Happiness of Womanhood, says the group aims to preserve femininity by appealing to women from a man's viewpoint. HOW opposes NOW and calls the feminist movement ridiculous while urging women to join for two dollars. the group claims 2,000 members and promotes traditional home life and husband worthy roles.
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