`He 1960s and 1970s

Running Head : Women and Ethnic Minorities

Gains Made by Women and Ethnic Minorities in the 1960s and Early 1970s

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I . Fifteen Important Facts from the Reading

1 ) Youth Revolt - Several students studying in universities joined resistances and helped fought for civil rights ' generally and rights and status of African Americans ' specifically (Tindall et al , 2007 ,

. 1267 . Marches , protests , and sacrifices ' were carried out to attain justice , freedom , and equality ' for those who are discriminated against including

the following : 1 ) women 2 ) Native Americans 3 ) Hispanics and 4 ) Homosexuals (Tindall et . al , 2007 ,

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2 ) The New Left - Individual freedom ' should be upheld (Tindall et al , 2007 ,

. 1268 . This belief led students to form the free-speech ' movement wherein they attended to various issues including ROTC , curfews , dormitory regulations ' etcetera (Tindall et al , 2007 ,

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3 ) The Counterculture - During the time of the counterculture , it is as if the people are free to do anything they want - take in drugs , have sex , swim without any clothes on etcetera (Tindall et . al , 2007 , pp 1272 - 1274

4 ) Feminism - Betty Friedan ' started to fight for women 's rights through a book she published (Tindall et . al , 2007 ,

. 1274 . Gender roles were somehow taken out of the box because of her advocacy for instance , women were given jobs instead of forcing them to just stay at home (Tindall et . al , 2007 ,

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5 ) The Sexual Revolution and the...