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This video describes what it was like during the 1960s and 1970s from women who were a part of the feminist movement. It also shows footage from some of the marches during the feminist movement. I decided to add this because it also relates to the civil rights movement and I am interested in this topic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wJlao3vJNY

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Women won the passage of Title IX of the Education Amendments (1972), which outlawed discrimination between sex in federally assisted education. The Equal Credit Opportunity (1974) also passed, which banned the withholding of credit based off of sex or marital status. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that women must be allowed the choice of a safe and legal abortion (Roe v. Wade). Self defense classes also started to spread across the country as women fought against "invisible" crimes such as rape and battery. Women started to be recognized more for their work and appeared in sports, newspapers and magazines, music and art, etc.

Billie Jean King was a professional tennis player who became a powerful role model for the women's movement after she one a match titled "Battle of the Sexes", against Bobby Riggs. She contributed by founding many organizations for the movement.
https://www.theclio.com/web/ul/5792.6240.jpg

Video on court case Roe v. Wade:
http://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/jan-22-1973-roe-wade-12647071

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"Betty Friedan." Newsmakers, Gale, 1994. Biography in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/K1618000225/BIC1?u=eliz67579&xid=bb8ba4b8. Accessed 12 May 2017.

"Billie Jean King." Biography in Context. Encyclopedia of World Biography, 6 June 2014. Web. 21 May 2017.

Cavett, Dick. "Women on the Move." Ed. Time -Life Books. Time of Transition, the 70s. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1998. N. pag. Print.

Ehrlich, J. Shoshanna. "Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973)." Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States, edited by David S. Tanenhaus, vol. 4, Macmillan Reference USA, 2008, pp. 278-282. U.S. History in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3241200869/UHIC?u=eliz67579&xid=4aea3254. Accessed 9 May 2017.

"Sisterhood." American Decades Primary Sources, edited by Cynthia Rose, vol. 8: 1970-1979, Gale, 2004, pp. 365-368. U.S. History in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CX3490201539/UHIC?u=eliz67579&xid=72a0409f. Accessed 15 May 2017.

"The 1960s." Gale Student Resources in Context, Gale, 2011. Student Resources in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ2181500222/SUIC?u=eliz67579&xid=40c9d5fc. Accessed 9 May 2017.

"The 1970s." Gale Student Resources in Context, Gale, 2011. Student Resources in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/EJ2181500223/SUIC?u=eliz67579&xid=30d44d33. Accessed 9 May 2017.

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Women's shelters, health clinics, and rape crisis centers are just a few things that we have today solely based off of the feminist movement in the 1960s-70s. The feminist movement of the 1970s connects today because women are still fighting for equality. Many of the issues faced today are the same issues faced in the 70s, such as the wage gap, abortion, and rape. Protests and marches have taken place based off of these problems, such as the Women's March. Although we now have access to many equal opportunities within education, politics, and the workforce, women are still striving for increased equality.

Women's march on Washington, January 21, 2017. Women, men, and children attended with dozens of similar marches taking place at the same time worldwide, bringing millions of people together no matter their culture or nationality.

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"If it weren't for the women's movement, I might still be dissembling away. But the ideas of this great sea-change in women's view of ourselves are contagious and irresistible. They hit women like a revelation, as if we had left a dark room and walked into the sun"....."Once this feminist realization dawned, I reacted in what turned out to be predictable ways. First, I was amazed at the simplicity and obviousness of a realization that made sense"....."I realized how far that new vision of life was from the system around us, and how tough it would be to explain this feminist realization at all, much less to get people (especially, though not only, men) to accept so drastic a change"....."Looking back at all those male-approved things I used to say, the basic hang-up seems clear—a lack of esteem for women, whatever our race, and for myself."
- Gloria Steinem "Sisterhood"

Gloria Steinem explains her thoughts and reactions upon realizing that women were oppressed. Through metaphors she goes on to say that the changes needed to be made were simple, its the part of actually changing them that would prove difficult. She mentions how "tough it would be to explain this feminist realization at all, much less to get people (especially, though not only, men) to accept so drastic a change". I liked the fact that Steinem addressed the situation exactly as it was, saying that it would be especially hard to change the minds of men, but it was not limited to males.

Gloria Steinem giving one of her many speeches on the feminist movement.

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Betty Friedan, author of 1963 book, The Feminine Mystique, which influenced the entire feminist movement, first became interested in the roles of women in the early 60's. Friedan was fired from her job as a newspaper reporter when she asked for a second maternity leave, which led to the making of her book. After publishing her book Betty Friedan instantly became a popular spokesperson for the women's movement, not only in the US but globally. Betty Friedan also helped found the National Organization for Women (NOW), who fought towards equal pay for equal jobs, legal abortion, and publicly funded childcare.

Chapter One of The Feminine Mystique: "The Problem That Has No Name"
https://www.lsrhs.net/departments/history/ShenM/Site/20th_classwork,_handouts_files/The%20Feminine%20Mystique%20%28Abridged%29.pdf

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What was once only the hopes of the feminist movement is now part of our daily lives. In the 1960s and 1970s, women had one main occupation: housewife. They were taught that the only goals they should have consisted of marrying, having children, and looking after their homes and families. With that in mind, society was dominated by males in every aspect. The feminist movement changed that, giving women the opportunity to expand their roles in politics, employment, and pop culture. Other issues such as annual income and marital rights were also addressed. By the end of the 70's the movement started to come to a halt, but not before women were integrated within societal measures like magazines, sports, and television. Without the feminist movement, women would still be fighting today for the simplistic equality that was conquered in the 1970s.

Women marching during the Women's Strike for Equality in 1970