Apentix/AP US History/Unit 8: Period 8 (1945-1980)/Question
AP US Historymediummcq1 pt

The National Organization for Women, founded in 1966, focused primarily on

A.restricting women's entry into the workforce
B.preserving all-male colleges
C.using lawsuits and political pressure to win legal and economic equality for women, including workplace rights and the Equal Rights Amendment
D.repealing the Nineteenth Amendment

Explanation

Core Concept

NOW pushed for enforcement of Title VII's ban on sex discrimination, equal pay, and passage of the ERA. Under Friedan and others it became the leading liberal feminist organization of the era.

Correct Answer

Cusing lawsuits and political pressure to win legal and economic equality for women, including workplace rights and the Equal Rights Amendment

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