The Road to Equality: American Women Since 1962

The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s were decades of vast changes in the world at large—new nations emerged, technology advanced at a record pace, and global and environmental awareness intensified. Perhaps no change was more obvious than the shifting roles of women in the family, society, the economy, and in politics. More changes occurred in these three decades than in the preceding 300 years—yet fundamental problems of gender inequality remained.
The women's movement that grew in the 1960s tran…