From Women's Suffrage to the ERA | Retro Report

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History-Social Science

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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

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Classroom Teacher / Educator

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From Women's Suffrage to the ERA | Retro Report

This seven-minute video and accompanying lesson plan looks at how throughout the 1960’s and 70’s the second wave feminism movement worked to address gender inequality across the United States. While the movement had several important victories, the Equal Rights Amendment was not passed. Was the second wave feminist movement a success nonetheless?

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PBS Learning Media