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The women's liberation movement in North America was part of the feminist movement in the late 1960s and through the 1980s. Derived from the civil rights movement, student movement and anti-war movements, the Women's Liberation Movement took rhetoric from the civil rights idea of liberating victims of discrimination from oppression.
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. [5] It is the largest feminist organization in the United States with around 500,000 members. [6]
It has had a massive influence on American politics. [1] [2] Feminism in the United States is often divided chronologically into first-wave, second-wave, third-wave, and fourth-wave feminism. [3] [4] As of 2023, the United States is ranked 17th in the world on gender equality. [5]
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Women's rights organizations based in North America (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Feminist organizations in North America" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
In 1967, the first Women's Liberation organizations formed in major cities like Berkeley, Boston, Chicago, New York City and Toronto. [100] Quickly organizations spread across both countries. [101] [102] In Mexico, the first group of liberationists formed in 1970, inspired by the student movement and US women's liberationists. [61] [103]
The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage was an American organization formed in 1913 led by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns [1] to campaign for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women's suffrage. It was inspired by the United Kingdom's suffragette movement, which Paul and Burns had taken part in. Their continuous campaigning drew attention ...
The National Black Feminist Organization (NBFO) was founded in 1973. The group worked to address the unique issues affecting black women in America. [ 1 ] Founding members included Florynce Kennedy , Michele Wallace , Faith Ringgold , Doris Wright and Margaret Sloan-Hunter .