Women\'s Movement and Two Identified

Women's Movement And Two Identified

Women's Movement and Two Identities

Comparing the original goals of the women's movement of the 1960s-70s, and NOW's agenda then and today, what are the successes, failures, and unfinished business?

The National Organization for Women (NOW), Neil Armstrong and the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) made significant contributions in to American history. As they all played a major role in defining the late 1960's.

NOW was established by a group consisting of 28 men and women. Its founders were: Betty Friedan, Pauli Murray and Shirley Chisholm. They established the organization on June 30, 1966; at the Annual Conference of Commissions on the Status of Women in Washington, D.C. It is a well-known organization of: feminist and human rights activists throughout the United States, with it having a membership of more than 500,000 people. The primary goal of NOW is to: achieve equality for all women and to eradicate all the biases that are present in the society. The organization's actions made it a main force in promoting equality. as, this was giving women more opportunities in: the educational, social, and political posts, amongst others (Barakso, 2004).

NOW's primary issue; is to have a Constitutional amendment ratified. Wherein, it seeks out equal opportunity in: education, employment, politics and Social Security for the women. Moreover, it supports the legalization of abortion, claiming that it is a right of every woman. At the same time, they will assert that this is an: effective birth control, emergency contraception and reproductive procedure. as, the organization seeks to oppose discrimination and racism, claiming that human rights are inseparable, and it commits itself to efforts that prevent the adverse effects of homosexuality. In the past forty-four years, NOW has engaged itself in: activities and programs that raise awareness. While at the same time, they are promoting solutions on: violence against women, economic justice, global feminism, health, marriage / equality and social security. Aside from NOW's focus on domestic issues, it also centers on issues surrounding children and women (particularly the genocide in Africa).

Neil Armstrong has made a significant contribution in the American history by: being the first man to set foot on the moon. (Jackson, 2008) for centuries, humans were only able to look at the heavens and dream of visiting other worlds. As the mission commander of Apollo 11, he was able to accomplish this on July 20, 1969. His achievement placed the United States ahead of the Soviet Union in space race and it created a lot of excitement for future space exploration. Aside from Armstrong, the Apollo 11 crew included: Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (who followed Armstrong onto the surface) and Michael Collins (who served as the command module pilot).