Chapter 8&9 Flashcards
National Organization of Women
in 1966, Betty Friedan co-founded N.O.W. to pressure the legal system to mandate full participation of women in society
Radical Feminism
it was a more left-wing and militant feminist group compared to the national organization of women
New York Radical Women
this NYC group blamed current womens predicament on patriarchy and the age-old regime of male supremacy
Consciousness Rising
it was a technique that brought to the surface the grievances of women and uncovered layers of their guilt, fear, and self-deception
Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell
WITCH
it was a feminist effort to honor self-assertive women who previously were prosecuted as the devils aide
Society for Cutting Up Men
SCUM
it was the most extreme manifestation of the pro-women and anti-male attitude which referred to men as half-way between humans and apes
Norma McCorvey
her desire for an abortion created the landmark lawsuit roe vs. wade
Andy Worhol
in 1968, this counterculture artist was shot three times by the director of the society for cutting up men and narrowly survived
Gay Liberation
this social movement supported non-heterosexuals who were one of the most viciously oppresses and persecuted minorities in society
Stonewall Inn
in 1969, seven NYC detectives entered this gay bar in Greenwich Village and used force to remove some patrons resulting in a small riot that lasted intermittently for five days
The Wise Men
the loose circle of elder statesmen who shaped the anti-soviet policy after 1945
Richard Nixon
he ran as a Republican during the 1968 presidential election alongside Vice President Spiro Agnew
Southern Strategy
the southern wing of the republican party demanded guarantees form Nixon that if elected president he would follow this on racial issues
Strom Thurmond
he was the former presidential nominee for the states rights democratic party now the senior republican senator form South Carolina
Backlash
this mood included all the resentments of working class white voters against the transformation of the 1960
Busing
it moved some white and black students form their neighborhood schools to other schools for the sake of racial balance
Robert Kennedy
he was sympathetic to urban minorities and outsiders and someone who would make their lives better
1968 Democratic Convention
outside it ended with violent clashes between anti-Vietnam war protestors and the Chicago police
Paris Peace Talks
in may 1968, the negotiations with north vietnam that had been launched by LBJ were making little progress
Little Tet Offensive
antiwar protestors in chicago confronted the war makers and launched this against the warfare state
Richard Daley
he was the mayor of chicago who was notorious for his order to shoot to kill looters during the disorders after Dr. Kings assassination
Bobby Seale
in a chicago park, this black panther leader “urged blacks to get their shotguns, 357 magnums, 45s and to prepare for the day of reckoning”
Silent Majority
they were nixons forgotten american men and women who worked hard, paid their taxes, went to church, and sent their children to school
Chicago Seven
after nixons inauguration, the department of justice indicated a group of activists for inciting riots at the 1968 democratic convention
