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It was the "first women's liberation group in New York City", [52] and followed a radical feminist ideology that declared that "the personal is political" and "sisterhood is powerful"—formulations that arose from these consciousness-raising sessions. [53] [54] Within the year, women's liberation groups sprang up all over America. [55]
She's Beautiful When She's Angry documents the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States. It showcases the activist's key concerns during the years 1966–1971 including employment discrimination, affordable childcare, reproductive health, and sexuality, which collectively became known as "women's issues".
The women's liberation movement (WLM) was a political alignment of women and feminist intellectualism. It emerged in the late 1960s and continued til the 1980s, primarily in the industrialized nations of the Western world, which resulted in great change (political, intellectual, cultural) throughout the world.
Makers: Women Who Make America is a 2013 documentary film about the struggle for women's equality in the United States during the last five decades of the 20th century. The film was narrated by Meryl Streep and distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service as a three-part, three-hour television documentary in February 2013.
Ware's book Woman Power: The Movement for Women's Liberation (1970) was one of the first books that documented the emerging women's liberation movement and second-wave feminist movement in the United States. [1] Her book played a pivotal role in explaining and promoting radical feminism and Black feminism.
Lee brought her film to Islamabad, Pakistan, and screened it to three universities including the International Islamic University, Islamabad. [9] It has also screened at film festivals in the United States, [10] and conferences including the 2014 National Organization for Women conference and the 20th anniversary conference of Veteran American Feminists.
Marilyn Salzman Webb (born October 26, 1942), [1] also known as Marilyn Webb, is an American author, activist, professor, feminist and journalist. She has been involved in the civil rights, feminist, anti-Vietnam war and end-of-life care movements, and is considered one of the founders of the Second-wave women's liberation movement.
In 1969, Steinem published an article, "After Black Power, Women's Liberation," [5] which brought her national attention and positioned her as a feminist leader. [6] In 1971, she co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus which provides training and support for women who seek elected and appointed offices in government.