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What were they fighting for?
Women wanted equal rights to men legally,
socially, and economically.
Though women were allowed to work, they
were getting paid meager amounts
compared to men and were restricted in
their available career paths.
Prior to the 1960s, young single women
were expected to get married, have
children, and take care of their families.
The movement focused on changing the idea
that women could only be mothers – women
could and should be anything they wanted to
be, just like men had the right to.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicv
ariance/2008/04/07/the-womens-liberation-
movement-and-public-schools/