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One thousand women in Washington, D.C. staged a march down Connecticut Avenue behind a banner reading "We Demand Equality"; [13] in the same city, government workers organized a peaceful protest and staged a "teach-in", which educated people about the injustices done to women, mindful that it was against the law for government workers to strike.
CBS was the first major network to cover women's liberation when it aired coverage on 15 January 1970 of the D.C. Women's Liberation group's disruption of Senate hearings on birth control as a small item in their broadcast. Within a week, the women's protests became leading stories on both CBS and ABC.
"The Equal-Rights Banner" An American anthem for women's voting rights, the lyrics were written by Reverend C. C. Harrah, sung to the tune of "The Star-Spangled Banner". The second verse mentions the evil of "License", referring to alcohol abuse by men, a central issue for women in the Temperance movement. [1] 1891 (text) c.1890s (music)
Steve Pendleton as Mr. Bennett (6 episodes, 1968–1970) Eddie Quillan as Eddie Edson (17 episodes, 1968–71) Lurene Tuttle as Nurse Hannah Yarby (32 episodes, 1968–70) Hank Brandt as Leonard Waggedorn [3] (27 episodes, 1968–71) Fred Williamson as Steve Bruce (1970–71) Paul Winfield as Paul Cameron; Diana Sands as Cousin Sarah Porter ...
1970 Medical Center: CBS "Undercurrent" A gay research scientist Dr. Ben Teverly , becomes the target of an anonymous smear campaign. [7] [8] 1970 The Phil Donahue Show: Syndicated "May 1970" Barbara Gittings and Lilli Vincenz appeared; they were the first lesbians to go on a nationally syndicated TV show. [9] 1970 Newsfront: WNDT: June 24, 1970
The Miss America protest was a demonstration held at the Miss America 1969 contest on September 7, 1968, attended by about 200 feminists and civil rights advocates. The feminist protest was organized by New York Radical Women and included putting symbolic feminine products into a "Freedom Trash Can" on the Atlantic City boardwalk, including bras, hairspray, makeup, girdles, corsets, false ...
The decade of the 1970s saw significant changes in television programming in both the United Kingdom and the United States.The trends included the decline of the "family sitcoms" and rural-oriented programs to more socially contemporary shows and "young, hip and urban" sitcoms in the United States and the permanent establishment of colour television in the United Kingdom.
Pages in category "1970s American sitcoms" The following 111 pages are in this category, out of 111 total. ... The Odd Couple (1970 TV series) On Our Own (1977 TV series)