Woman Holding Equal Rights for the Unborn Poster
1977
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This photograph shows a woman at the 1977 National Women’s Conference in Houston, where 2,005 state delegates recommended to Congress and the President how to advance women’s rights. Delegates adopted a 26-plank national plan, addressing issues such as career interests, rights for minority women, and the Equal Rights Amendment.
The conference adopted resolutions furthering reproductive freedom and equality for gay women, marking the culmination of the radical feminist movement. The planks for sexual freedom elicited conflicting emotions as a rising conservative faction took particular issue with abortion and "lesbianism." While these conservative women were the minority at the conference, their "pro-family" movement gained political power throughout the 1980s.
The conference adopted resolutions furthering reproductive freedom and equality for gay women, marking the culmination of the radical feminist movement. The planks for sexual freedom elicited conflicting emotions as a rising conservative faction took particular issue with abortion and "lesbianism." While these conservative women were the minority at the conference, their "pro-family" movement gained political power throughout the 1980s.
This primary source comes from the Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards.
National Archives Identifier: 7452288
Full Citation: Photograph 220-WC-116H; Photograph of Woman Holding Equal Rights for the Unborn Poster; 1977; Photographs Used to Illustrate the Report, "Spirit of Houston: The First National Women's Conference", 1977 - 1978; Records of Temporary Committees, Commissions, and Boards, Record Group 220; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/equal-rights-for-unborn, December 3, 2024]Activities that use this document
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