The "Somebody-Wanted-But-So" chart is an excellent way to summarize important information from history. In it, you identify a person or group of people, their goal, need, or want, what conflict of interest stood in the way, and the outcome. This strategy works great because history depends on the needs, wants, and actions of humans.
Part 1 – Complete the following chart using information from the lesson. One example appears for you.
SWBS Chart
Somebody ...
Wanted ...
But ...
So ...
Betty Friedan
To understand why many women her age were discontent despite material comfort and family
The mainstream media did not acknowledge that women in the 1950s had any reason to be unhappy, unless they had ambitions outside the home
Friedan surveyed many young wives and mothers and wrote The Feminine Mystique, which helped bring attention to the issue of women's lack of opportunity and rights
Women
Equal rights as men
The men thought that women should stay home and take care of their families.
The women, like Betty Friedan, protested and took the problem to the court.
Native Americans Their land back
The men keep taking their land and selling it for money. This left the Native Americans not have shelter or a food supply
They formed the National Congress of American Indians
Hispanic Americans The same rights and possibilities as Americans
They lacked protection from the police, better schools, and good jobs
Cesar Chaves made the United Farm Workers (UFW) in 1962. It still is running to this day.
Part 2 – Answer the following questions in a complete paragraph of your own words.
What advances did the Women's Rights Movement make in the 1960s and 1970s? How was the movement similar to those of the Mexican Americans and Native Americans? The advances that Women’s Rights Movements gave to Women were more rights. Some of the rights they got were not being treated like less than men, they got the same pay as men also, and they were able to divorce. The movement was similar to those of the Mexican Americans and Native Americans because the treatment that they were receiving was absolutely not fair and humane, so they fought for their rights and equalities and succeeded.