HISTORY 3N03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Family Law, Ontario Human Rights Code, Betty Friedan
15 Apr 2018
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Second wave feminism and the push for human rights legislation. First wave feminism was about getting the vote; the second wave was expanding demands (including the right over women"s body and access to abortion) A revival of feminism led by women who were aware of discrimination in family, education, and in labour. Very politically divided: issues about who can speak for who. Regardless of approach, it was a very transformative period. Many feminist demands were accomplished, only some have yet to be fulfilled (including national publicly funded day care) The problem with no name: promoted idea of women working to achieve same self-actualization as men, very criticized (hiding communist sympathies) In 1966, the committee for the equality of women pushed for royal commission on the status of women: federal government was not listening. The royal commission on the status of women: this was the first commission of inquiry chaired by a woman: florence bird, an.
