The Vietnam War raged. Student protests on campus became deadly. The Pill gave rise to the sexual revolution. Gender norms were challenged by the feminist movement. It was the 1970s in the United States.
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‘9 to 5’: Documentary provides organizing lessons for working women today May 10, 2021 1:55 PM CDT By Helen Kennedy
The Vietnam War raged. Student protests on campus became deadly. The Pill gave rise to the sexual revolution. The feminist movement challenged gender norms. It was the 1970s in the United States.
In Boston, two women began to notice that something was very wrong for women who worked in banks and office settings, so they began a newsletter to solicit their stories. Their research verified that something was indeed wrong.
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Women organizing to win: 9to5 yesterday; the PRO Act today March 8, 2021 2:28 PM CDT By Liz Shuler And Karen Nussbaum
The original 9 to 5 movement of the 1970s won changes that are still felt today. | Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute
If you’ve never had to make coffee for your boss, it’s thanks to women who organized in the 1970s. And while the electric typewriter is no more, how women of that era organized is relevant to current battles like organizing big tech, building care infrastructure, and winning labor reform by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act so women can form and join unions now without fear.