Women's suffrage supporters believed that women’s moral qualities could improve politics and public life.

Opponents of women’s suffrage thought women should focus on politics and public service.

The second wave of feminism in the 1960s focused on personal choice, equality, and workplace rights.

Phyllis Schlafly supported the feminist movement and the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

Feminism in the 1960s challenged the notion that women should only find fulfillment as wives and mothers.

The 1950s popular culture often portrayed women as independent professionals in leadership roles.

Women of color and working-class women faced the same challenges as middle-class white women in the feminist movement.

The United Nations declared 1975 as International Women's Year to recognize women's rights globally.