The women's rights movement grew out of the women's suffrage movement of the mid-1800s and also addressed other women's legal rights issues. The second wave of the movement, which promoted economic, political, and social equality, gained momentum in the 1960s and '70s, when such groups as the National Organization for Women fought for equal pay and laws banning employment discrimination. Clearly written, highly visual, and bolstered by sidebars, a chronology and timeline, and a thorough index, ""The Women's Rights Movement"" is an illuminating introduction to one of the most prominent reform movements of the last 40 years.

 

This book is part of a book series called Reform Movements in American History .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 156 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Tim McNeese is associate professor of history at York College in York, Nebraska. Shane Mountjoy resides in York, Nebraska, where he is an associate professor of history and dean of students at York College. He has earned degrees from York College, Lubbock Christian University, the University of Nebraska, and the University of Missouri. He is the author of several books, including Technology and the Civil War, also in The Civil War: A Nation Divided set.