the battle over women's rights and family values that polarized American politics
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Spruill, Marjorie Julian
- Publish Year
- 2017
- Shelfmark
- VS 6 2017 - B
- Thesaurus
- vrouwenbewegingen, politieke stromingen, politieke partijen, tweede feministische golf, abortusstrijd, regeringsleiders, Verenigde Staten, 20e eeuw
- Description
- This bok reveals how the battle between feminists and their conservative challengers divided the nation as Democrats continued to support women’s rights and Republicans cast themselves as the party of family values. Gloria Steinem was quoted in 2015 as saying the National Women’s Conference in 1977 'may take the prize as the most important event nobody knows about.' After the United Nations established International Women’s Year in 1975, Congress mandated and funded state conferences to elect delegates to attend the National Women’s Conference in Houston in 1977. At that conference, Bella Abzug, Steinem, and other feminists adopted a National Plan of Action, endorsing the issues of abortion rights, the Equal Rights Amendment, and gay rights. Phyllis Schlafly, Lottie Beth Hobbs, and the conservative women’s movement held a massive rally to protest federally funded feminism and launch a Pro-Family movement.