In the 1970s woman were pushing more and more for equal rights. Woman's rights actives pushed for Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. In 1972 the amendment was pass stating that"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." This was important because it gave young american teenage woman the ability to grow up with the mentality that they could become what ever they would like to be. This also gave young woman who were looking fo jobs a chance to get good jobs and not be discriminated against. Also 1973 the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade it gave women the right to abortion during the early months of pregnancy. This was very big to young american woman because now of they became pregnant they would be able to do something about it so that their life is not dramatically changed by the birth of a baby.
"United States History - The Women's Movement." Country Studies. Web. 11 Sept. 2010. <http://countrystudies.us/united-states/history-131.htm>
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