1. What events in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s led to the need for a second wave of feminism?
2. Why did some leaders of the feminist movement use the phrase “Jane Crow” to motivate people to act?
3. What aspects of the excerpt from The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan made her writing particularly powerful?
4. Charlotte Bunch wrote that “there is no private domain of a person’s life that is not political and there is no political issue that is not ultimately personal.”
5. Do any aspects of women’s rights seem too extreme to appeal to all women? Why?
6. Phyllis Schlafly argued that the Equal Rights Amendment was harmful to American families. Explain and summarize Schlafly’s beliefs
7. Why was Roe v. Wade considered a civil rights decision?
8. Explain the relationship between the “pink collar ghetto” and the feminization of poverty.
9. What hidden causes lead to women getting paid less than men?