The women’s movement can be considered as a platform that transformed the women’s lives in the long-run. There were so many changes that accompanied this movement. The main reason why the women during this time engaged in the formation of this movement was to fight for their rights in all aspects of life, and to foster change.
The civil rights movement played a key role in as far as formation of the women’s movement of the 1960s and 1970s was concerned. It was the second wave of feminism after the first one, which had taken place during the earlier half of the twentieth century. The first wave of feminism had dwelt on legal issues like property rights and suffrage. This second wave of feminism (the women’s movement) was also referred to as the women’s liberation movement or the feminist movement.
The women’s movement was formed by the sisters of the United States, who came together to protest against the unfairness that was prevalent during this time. It is evident that the movement was formed in the late 1970s but, membership drastically escalated during the early 1970s. This is indicated by the membership of (National Organization for Women) NOW as mentioned below.
The large numbers of women engaged in a war that aimed at improving various facets of the society for example public offices, the media, abortion, job inequalities, gender stereotypes, child care, independence and sexist oppression. The women’s movement enabled the women to develop great pride and it helped to bring about change among many women who opted to fight for what they believed in.
The women’s movement played a key role in fostering change with regard to the perception that had long been held about women in the world. This movement indicated that women had power to defend their rights in society. Despite the fact that the ERA did not succeed in getting ratified in 1982, it cannot be considered as a vestige because some of it is part of the constitution in some states of America.