Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Women Who Changed the World: Women's Movement
Encyclopedia Britannica provides an overview of the women's movement, which sought equality for women and the changing of a male-dominated power structure.
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Early Documents: Now Statement of Purpose
This primary source document is the statement of purpose for the National Organization for Women, established in 1966.
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The Chicago Women's Liberation Union: An Introduction
Well-written essay that describes the conditions of American women and the early women's liberation movement. Links to many related articles, posters and interviews. Good resource.
Duke University
Consciousness Raising / Women's Liberation Movement
The text to this site is compiled from text, notes and comments from a speech by Kathie Sarachild on consciousness raising and the women's movement. Length and very informative, this is an excellent resource.
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National Organization for Women Foundation
The National Organization for Women Foundation is an organization "devoted to furthering women's rights through education and litigation." Check out information on upcoming and past conferences, special events, and political activism....
National Women’s History Museum
National Women's History Museum: Betty Friedan
Journalist, activist, and co-founder of the National Organization for Women, Betty Friedan was one of the early leaders of the women's rights movement of the 1960s and 70s.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Equal Rights Amendment
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Equal Rights Amendment.
Digital History
Digital History: Feminism Reborn
This comprehensive survey of the women's movement during the 1960s and 1970s documents women and politics, women's wages, legal discrimination against women, stereotypes of women, women's rights legislation, and women's rights...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Women's Movement
An overview of the Women's Movement and the changes that took place during the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
PBS
Pbs: Independent Lens: Sisters of '77: The Conference
The National Women's Conference, held in Houston in 1977, held discussions on a wide range of women's issues. Find out about those who attended, and find a list of the twenty-six resolutions voted on at the conference.
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H Net Online: The Media and the Movement
Presented is a review of a book by Patricia Bradley that looks at the feminist movement in the 1960s and 1970s, and its relationship to the media. Read about how the media bolstered the ideas of the movement by way of the activism of its...
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Betty Friedan
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers an outline of the life and accomplishnments of women's rights activist Betty Friedan, author of "The Feminine Mystique."
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Modern Feminism
The beginning of the feminist movement in the early 1960s led to demands for equal treatment for women in many areas. Read about the literature, feminist leaders, and legislation that attempted to guide this movement.
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Now: Chronology of the Equal Rights Amendment
A detailed timeline about the work done on the Equal Rights Amendment in the early years, and the National Organization for Women's recent work on the proposed amendment.
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National Organization for Women Pa Cs
This site belongs to the National Organization for Women (NOW) Political Action Committees, including news, information, voter guides, and events.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Equal Rights Amendment
Read about the early success of the Equal Rights Amendment and its ultimate failure to receive the requisite support of the state legislatures.
Scholastic
Scholastic: A Brief History of Women's Rights Movements
Find a history of the several movements that advocated for women's rights in voting, politics, and at work.