In the 1960s, a woman's place was seen as being in the home. She even found it hard to make a big purchase if a man wasn't with her. African-American women faced racism daily and were given low-paid, exhausting jobs. It was time for women to stand up for equal rights and equal pay. These are the stories of four trailblazers who achieved amazing things in difficult circumstances: Betty Freidan protested at the Miss America pageant against judging women on appearance. Ella Baker helped organize Freedom Schools, where black history was taught for the first time. Barbara Castle was one of the few women members of Parliament and fought for equal pay. Mary Quant showed women they could dress for themselves and not men. Many of the rights women have today are down to their actions. They helped change society's image of women forever.

 

This book features in the following series: Middle School Nonfiction-Womens Stories From History, Women's Stories From History .

This book has been graded for interest at 11-16 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Cath Senker is an experienced author of many children's information books.