Although not the first strike for women rights, August 26, 1970, represented a landmark day in which 50,000 feminists walked through New York City's 5th Avenue with linked arms and blocking off the rush hour. In fact, Time magazine in 2015 defines that day as "The Day Women Went on Strike."
The strike was sponsored by NOW -- The National Organization for Women. The Women's Strike for Equality March stemmed from Bety Friedan, who thought that the "action" was needed in order to set in powerful second-wave feminism.
The impacts were tremendous.
The women’s movement was most successful in pushing for gender equality in workplaces and universities. The passage of Title IX in 1972 forbade sex discrimination in any educational program that received federal financial assistance.
2 comments:
Short and sweet. I liked how you first stated what it was and then smoothly transitioned into the tremendous impacts. I also thought the image you picked was very cool based off of the signs they are holding.
I agree that the image is very powerful and speaks many words.
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