US History-Living History Project: Gender in the late 20th and early 21st Centuries
Reference, primary sources, news coverage, and web resources to help you contextualize the period of U.S. history you are researching.
Mark Dixon, 2017. Wikimedia Commons.
Subject/Background Resources
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- "Title IX" Encyclopedia of Education
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- "Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)" Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States
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Title IX
Examining the successes and remaining challenges 50 years after Title IX (3:59)
Key events
Women's March of 2017
- The Women’s March, 2017
Overview and some awesome examples of primary sources - Women’s March Highlights as Huge Crowds Protest Trump: ‘We’re Not Going Away’
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Reproductive Rights
- Timeline: 100 Years of Birth Control
Choose PDF for easiest viewing - After Gonzales v. Carhart : The Future of Abortion Jurisprudence (2007)
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- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Concise overview of the decision and in-depth resources for further research.
Women's march
How Pink 'Pussyhats' Took Over the Women's March (4:47)
50-year battle for reproductive rights
50-year battle for reproductive rights (5:39)
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