The Women’s liberation saw much change within the 1960s as women campaigned for equal pay for equal work within the workforce. These women came to be called "Labor Feminists" as they fought for their rights to be acknowledged within the workplace and were active members of unions. Different women’s trade unions worked to secure the rights for women within the work place and they were a critical part of the push that created the Equal Pay Act of 1963. This act made it so that women are now legally
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long sleeves‚ and then we had these black bloomers that were box pleated. […] We began to have the shorts‚ but they came right here at the knees.” Wilma Jean Buntin’s description of the basketball uniforms reflected the type of sports clothing wore during the 1920s. These uniforms called gym suits emulated the different ideas of the decade known as the Flapper. The sweater
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The Fight against Communism Why are people against Communist? J. Edgar Hoover‚ Sidney Hook‚ and William O. Douglas have written articles about their opinion relating to Communist expanding throughout our Nation. Communism is a social organization based on the ownership controlled all economic and social activities. J. Edgar Hoover‚ Sidney Hook‚ and William O. Douglas have numerous points of view on Communism. Their voices and minds reveals that Communist is not who they say they are. J
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The 1970s were a tumultuous time. In some ways‚ the decade was a continuation of the 1960s. Women‚ African Americans‚ Native Americans‚ and other marginalized people continued their fight for equality‚ and many Americans joined the protest against the ongoing war in Vietnam. In other ways‚ however‚ the decade was a repudiation of the 1960s. A “New Right” mobilized in defense of political conservatism and traditional family roles‚ and the behavior of President Richard Nixon undermined many people’s
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mainstream 1960s media‚ justifications expressed by counterculture activists for further investigation‚ education and experimentation under government control of LSD were rational and valid arguments. Sex‚ drugs‚ protests‚ war‚ political upheaval‚ cultural chaos‚ and social rebellion; the many comforts TV dinner eating‚ republican voting‚ church going‚ suburbia conformists tried to escape through conservative ideals‚ town meetings‚ and The Andy Williams Family Hour. National consciousness in 1960s United
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Although a blight affected the potato crops of Ireland during the 1840’s‚ the mass starvation was the result of British governmental policy‚ that forced many Irish to immigrate to America. Their immigration had many positive and negative effects on the American people and the economy. Ireland was a country of poverty and nearly half of the families in rural areas were living in mud houses with no windows or furniture. According to the Constitutional Rights Foundation‚ Ireland was not an industrialized
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During World War II‚ the Soviet Union and the United States became allies throughout war‚ but that does not mean that they necessarily got along. The two coped with each other since they didn’t have the same views‚ the main one being Communism. In the five years following World War ll‚ the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union changed greatly. With the United States being democratic and the Soviet Union being communist‚ the two became entangled in several political and economic
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In the late 1960s‚ a counterculture movement developed and it lasted for about eight years. It coincided with America’s involvement in Vietnam. The counterculture was the rejection of conventional social norms that was in place in those years‚ it was carried out by the hippie. A typical hippie of the 1960s belong to a white middle class citizen. The youth involved in the counterculture rejected the cultural standards of their parents‚ racial segregation and the initial support for the Vietnam War
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Stalin. Orwell uses the novel to voice his negative opinion of the Soviet Russian government at the time‚ as well as his disdain for Marxist ideology. This novel created controversy in Britain at the time‚ as Soviet Russia and Britain were allied during World War II. The novel was also taken as a slap in the face by the Soviet Russian government‚ as it directly criticized their core beliefs. Animal Farm was written as an allegory because it could strain relations between Britain and the USSR‚ had
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Margaret Meade once said‚ “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful‚ committed individuals can change the world‚ indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” In the 1960s‚ there was a group that was thoughtful and committed‚ referred to as hippies. Although the group consisted of young college students‚ they had a large impact on the time. With their open-minded ideals‚ they created a powerful group compelled to change the country. To understand what this time was really like‚ one should know how
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