Abstract
Women begin to question the gender hierarchy particularly in light of their contribution to the civil rights and anti-war movements. President Kennedy initiates a commission on the status of women with Eleanor Roosevelt as its chair. Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act bars employers from discriminating on the basis of sex as well as race, religion, or national origin. The Equal Opportunity Commission established to implement the Civil Rights Act begins to hear from women en masse. Activists form the National Organization for Women to pave the way for changes in laws and consciousness. Women enter professional fields in greater numbers but are seldom elected to political office.
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women question gender hierarchy, Kennedy, John F, commission on status of women, Roosevelt, Eleanor, Title 7 of Civil Rights Act, discrimination in employment, Equal Opportunity Commission, National Organization for Women (NOW), women entering professions, political barriers, McCormick, Ruth Hanna, Schroeder, Pat, Social Protests of the 1960s and 1970s
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America in the 20th Century, American History, American Studies, Women in American History, Ethnicity and Race Relations, Unfinished Nation, The
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00:04:07 (HH:MM:SS)
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English
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