What were the main forces that caused the reappearance of feminism during the early 1960s? To what extent did the civil rights movement lay the groundwork for the resurgence of interest in the status of women in the United States? Why did Betty Friedans The Feminine Mystique have the impact that it did during these years? How would you evaluate these events compared to other crucial periods in the history of American women such as the struggle for suffrage and the Progressive Era?
