A hot topic in both 1966 and 2016 has been that of abortion and women’s reproductive rights. The time period between 1966 ad 1976 saw great change with women finally obtaining the right to have control over their own bodies. One might think that that would be the end of …
In 1966, women were barely able to enter the work force, and if they were lucky enough to have a job they were secretaries, teachers, or nurses. It was unthinkable for a woman to try and become a police officer or firefighter because they were jobs for men, the thought …
Maintaining the goal to compare and contrast the feminist activism of forty years ago with that of today, we continue our examination of the artifacts within the scrapbook. Having chosen to operate under the assumption that the main factors in any differences can be attributed both to the increasing focus …
In 1976, Joanne McQueen, a member of N.O.W., wrote a letter to McCullough Hyde hospital. Her letter was in response to McCullough Hyde’s patient survey request. She told them that while their medical care and facilities were excellent, she did have issues with their brochure. Specifically, that it only referred …