In the 1960s, different conditions existed and created a variety of social movements. One of them was the women’s rights movements. Women had limited rights. Not only could they not open their own letters, they couldn’t open their own businesses. Betty Friedan shared her perspective on the issue through her book, “Feminine Mystique.” This book discusses Betty’s sense of dissatisfaction and lack of opportunities. Similarly, Helen Gurley Brown wrote a book about her own life and how she supported herself. Both authors were a huge impacts on women because they gave them a different perspective on life. Another social movement is the environmentalist movement. One author Rachel Carson, wrote the book Silent Spring. The book discussed the detrimental effects on the environment. Pesticides were released and entered the biosphere, killing bugs but also making their way up the food chain threatening birds, fish and children. Chemical and agricultural companies attacked her for releasing the information, but the government backed her up. Rachel Carson play a big role in starting the movement because she spread the information to the public, allowing them to see what was really going on. In addition, another social movement that created is the gay rights movement. Gay men were forced to seek treatment because they was supposedly something wrong with them. They started the Stonewall riot and fought the police in order to stand up for themselves. They were tired of being called wrong.
Really good post, a lot of great detail. You really illustrated the basis of both of the movements well. I think you could have gone into more detail about HIV/AIDS in the gay community and the stigma surrounding it.
ReplyDeleteThe amount of detail in this very post is incredible. You created a vivid image of both the Woman's rights movement as well as the Gay rights movement. I would have included more information on the gay rights movement to show it was also a huge movement and shouldn't be left under the radar.
ReplyDeleteI love the amount of effort you clearly put into this post because the women movement that we have covered this year in class really deserve it. This post gives such concise points and is organized in such a way that it really helps to increase the natural flow of the paragraph. Because of all the different points that you brought up, it made me reflect upon the amount of change that really did occur in these time periods and how different our lives would be today if these courageous women had not been so willing to fight for what they believed in. It very much makes me proud!
ReplyDeleteI really like this post because instead of listing a bunch of social movements, you focus on one main one. You are able to incorporate quotes and outside knowledge and it makes your post very pleasant to read. You were able to really list every single aspect of the social movements. This made me reflect on how much our world has evolved today. We went from a period where everyone had to be married to a man and have kids and now we are open to everything and we learned how to accept everyone for who they are not what we want them to be! What a great post!
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