文档介绍：Chapter 20 Section 1 The Women ’ s Movement Bell Ringer (on notes) With a partner, list 5 words e to mind when you see the words feminist and women ’ s libber . Now rank those words from positive to negative. feminism ? Theory favoring the political, economic, and social equality of men and women. anization for women (NOW) ? Organization formed in 1966 to promote full participation of women in American society. Roe v. wade ? 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT ? Proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit discrimination on account of sex. It was never ratified and therefore did not e law. Main Idea Encouraged by the gains of the civil rights movement, a women ’ s movement arose in an effort to end discrimination based on gender. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, had a major impact on the Women ’ s Rights Movement. Although it was added in order to make the bill fail in Congress, it actually became an impactful part of the legislation as it relates to women. Betty Friedan and the Feminine Mystique ? Written in 1963 ? It described “ the problem that had no name ”, meaning that it was society that determined a woman ’ s value and not herself.