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FRQ Question: Compare women's status of the 50's and the 60's. Analyze the changes and extent of women's role in TWO of the following areas.
 * Social
 * Economic
 * Political

RUBRIC : THINGS WE EXPECT AS GRADERS. =

3. Takes a position on that category
1. Demonstrate your knowledge about the era. 2. Emphasize key terms. 3. Introduce prominent figures.
 * OUTSIDE INFORMATION**

Women During 1950's

- 1950's BABY BOOM - Subarbia

 * marriage and birthrates increased
 * women were becoming wives and mothers at unprecedented levels

MAJOR ROLES OF WOMEN DURING 50's - housekeeping - raising a family - cooking =How to Be a Good Housewife =

Taken from a 1950's American High School Home Economics textbook, the essay is entitled "How to be a Good Wife." It reads in part: Have dinner ready. Prepare yourself. Touch up your makeup, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting. Clear away the clutter -- run a dust cloth over the tables. Prepare the children: Take a few minutes to wash the children's hands and faces, comb their hair, and if necessary change their clothes. They are God's creatures and he would like to see them playing the part. Minimize all noise…eliminate the noise of the washer, dryer, dishwasher or vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Some Don'ts: Don't greet him with problems or complaints. Don't complain if he is late for dinner. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soft, soothing and pleasant voice. Listen to him: You may have dozens of things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first. Make the evening his. Never complain if he does not take you out to dinner or other pleasant entertainments.

 - devoted to domestic issues and nurturing - 1950's TV show called "Leave It to Beaver" - portrayed hard working housewife wiht submissive personality



//1. 1963: Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique// The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. It was a strange stirring, a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning that women suffered in the middle of the twentieth century in the United States. Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night–she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question–”Is this all?”
 * Women During 1960's **
 * The Feminine Mystique: Chapter 1**
 * “The Problem that Has No Name”**
 * Betty Friedan**

//2. 1966: Margaret Sanger// Birth Control Activist


 * Dates:** [|September 14], 1879 - September 6, 1966
 * Occupation:** nurse, birth control advocate
 * Known for:** advocating birth control and women's health
 * Also Known as:** Margaret Louise Higgins Sanger

//3. 1963: Kennedy administration helped win passage of the Equal Pay Act//

//4. 1966: Friedan and other feminists founded the National Organization for Women//

WE BELIEVE that women must now exercise their political rights and responsibilities as American citizens. They must refuse to be segregated on the basis of sex into separate-and-not-equal ladies' auxiliaries in the political parties, and they must demand representation according to their numbers in the regularly constituted party committees -- at local, state, and national levels -- and in the informal power structure, participating fully in the selection of candidates and political decision-making, and running for office themselves. IN THE INTERESTS OF THE HUMAN DIGNITY OF WOMEN, we will protest, and endeavor to change, the false image of women now prevalent in the mass media, and in the texts, ceremonies, laws, and practices of our major social institutions. Such images perpetuate contempt for women by society and by women for themselves. We are similarly opposed to all policies and practices -- in church, state, college, factory, or office -- which, in the guise of protectiveness, not only deny opportunities but also foster in women self-denigration, dependence, and evasion of responsibility, undermine their confidence in their own abilities and foster contempt for women. NOW WILL HOLD ITSELF INDEPENDENT OF ANY POLITICAL PARTY in order to mobilize the political power of all women and men intent on our goals. We will strive to ensure that no party, candidate, president, senator, governor, congressman, or any public official who betrays or ignores the principle of full equality between the sexes is elected or appointed to office. If it is necessary to mobilize the votes of men and women who believe in our cause, in order to win for women the final right to be fully free and equal human beings, we so commit ourselves. WE BELIEVE THAT women will do most to create a new image of women by acting now, and by speaking out in behalf of their own equality, freedom, and human dignity - - not in pleas for special privilege, nor in enmity toward men, who are also victims of the current, half-equality between the sexes - - but in an active, self-respecting partnership with men. By so doing, women will develop confidence in their own ability to determine actively, in partnership with men, the conditions of their life, their choices, their future and their society. //This Statement of Purpose was written by Betty Friedan, author of "The Feminine Mystique".//

//5. Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)//

"agree with the Court that Connecticut's birth-control law unconstitutionally intrudes upon the right of marital privacy, and I join in its opinion and judgment."

"Appellants have standing to assert the constitutional rights of the married people."

"The Connecticut statute forbidding use of contraceptives violates the right of marital privacy which is within the penumbra of specific guarantees of the Bill of Rights. "

A guarantee of equal rights of women may seemed to have been rewarded through the nineteenth amendment, but women were still submissive to men up to the 1950s. However, the 1960s became the start of a major turning point for women. Women’s roles in society and politics expanded greatly.

In the 1950s, women were repressed socially and politically. The social norm at the time prevented women from any political activities. Women were expected to cook, and do house chores. Women were not allowed to complain to a man. According to “How to a Good House Wife,” men expected women to do the housework, and were not expected to do anything else besides that. “Leave it to Beaver,” a famous 1950s TV show also portrayed women to be submissive hardworking house wives.

In the 1960s, women were active socially. Margaret Sanger.is a great example. She supported birth control. This is significant because the Baby Boom was causing over population in the United States. Her cause greatly influenced the people of the United States. This is one of the first most influential things a woman did. After Dorthea Dix’ asylums for the mentally ill, we did not see many significant women who contributed socially to influence United States history. Without a doubt, Sanger set ground for women to lead activist that improved society. In addition, women founded the National Organization of Women(NOW) in 1966. This is significant because this is the beginning where women start to participate to improve their status. To sum this up, women became more socially active in the 1960s.

Not only did women’s status socially improve, but also their political rights got better. This was shown through the Equal Pay Act of 1963. Women were traditionally paid less than men in the same position. The Kennedy Administration ruled unequal pay due to gender to be unconstitutional. The Equal Pay Act increased their working standards and equal payment. Passing an act in favor to women, the Equal Pay Act, shows that women political clout has increased.

The contrast of 1950s women and 1960s women show great improvement in women’s social political status. It’s unfortunate that Abgail Adams was not able to live to see such better improvements in conditions for women.

-Joon

Thesis: The introduction gives a correct analysis overall. However, I think you could work on more detailed and thorough thesis.
 * Comment from wonderful Julia:**

Facts: Good use of supportive facts. You facts gathered from various sources such as TV shows, literature, and political movement.

Analysis: The comparison between the 50s and 60s is very critical and analytical. Good job.

Overall, your essay shows thorough understanding of the topic. However, your thesis is little bit vague and broad. Because your thesis is succinct your body paragraphs cannot link back to your opinion.


 * This is a minor mistake, but your tense changes sometimes. Stay consistent. Also the past tense of "find" is "found" not "founded."

Thesis: 7 - Your thesis is clear and straightforward, but your opening was not very smooth. Moreover, mentioning more direct contrasts between the women of each decade would also helped your thesis.

Supporting paragraph: 6 You gave details and explanation of each era, yet you did not compared them directly.

Outside information: 6 Many women actually stayed working. There was a steady increase in the number of working women since the early twentieth century.

Conclusion: 8 Although it is short, it directly relates the 50's and 60's; and it also reinforce your thesis statement.

Although many wars have led to adjusting women’s rights, they were still expected to become perfect households, taking orders from husbands. The baby boom that had occurred after the wars made such idealism inevitable to women in suburb. Women began to realize that protesting was the only way for them to reform their status. In 1960s, women would actively work for women’s rights, which would further their access to social and political opportunities.

In 1950s, after the wars, women were expected to return to their normal jobs, which was housekeeping. This was such a strong built idealism that women could not argue, but cook and eat peanut butter sandwiches with their kids. To reinforce such belief, a TV show called “Leave it to Beaver” was broadcasted. This show displayed a perfect housewife who would do everything with submissive personality. Also, there would be a list of things a “good house wife” should do in American Economy textbook. With such stereotypical view already built in, it is understandable that women weren’t able to fight back.

A decade later, women started to take direct actions. They initially took actions in society to earn supports. Betty Friedan wrote “The Feminine Mystique” which protested against the hard conditions women had to live in. Another figure would be Margaret Sanger. Although she wasn’t as strong as Friedan in showing support for women’s rights, she was one of the first women to influence the world. Her accomplishments displayed the capability of women to the world. Women gained courage and motivation from these two heroines and established National Organization of Women (NOW). This development would soon lead to establishment of Equal Rights Amendment.

Although it was only 10 years, the change was huge. Women were still contained in the restricted box during 1950s. However, after 10 years, Women became very active in both social and political acts. Women’s living condition today is the standing evidence of their achievements.

Jerry-

Thesis : 7 Facts : 5-6 you included main facts that support your thesis however, need to include more to reinforce your body. Analysis: 5-6 Conclusion: 6