Divided We Stand: The Battle Over Women's Rights and Family Values That Polarized American Politics

Divided We Stand: The Battle Over Women's Rights and Family Values That Polarized American Politics
ISBN-10
1632863162
ISBN-13
9781632863164
Series
Divided We Stand
Category
Social Science
Pages
448
Language
English
Published
2018-08-28
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Author
Marjorie J. Spruill

Description

"In the early 1970s, an ascendant women's rights movement enjoyed strong support from both political parties and considerable success, but was soon challenged by a conservative women's movement formed in opposition. Tensions between the two would explode in 1977 at the congressionally funded National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas. As Bella Abzug, Gloria Steinem, and other feminists endorsed hot-button issues such as abortion rights, the ERA, and gay rights, Phyllis Schlafly and Lottie Beth Hobbs rallied with conservative women to protest federally funded feminism and launch a pro-family movement"--Back cover.

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