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TheYouthMovement/Anti-WarMovement
WorkingintheSouthduringthe“FreedomSummer”of1964hadaffectedmanyofthewhitestudentswhohadcomedownfromtheNorth.Asaresult,theychangedgreatly,particularlyintheirattitudesandbeliefs.
HavingseentheirfriendsbeatenandarrestedbySouthernpolicemenandsentencedtojailbySouthernjudgesandhavingseenmayorsandgovernorsrefusetoobeyfederallaws,theyhadnowlostrespectforauthority.Thesestudentsstartedtogivespeechesaboutthecivilrightsmovement,aboutnonviolence,andabouttheneedtochangesociety.
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Berkeleyuniversity1965anti-war
In1964,acivilrightssupportersatatasmalltableonthecampusoftheUniversityofCalifornia,distributinginformationandcollectingdonations.Thecampuspoliceaskedhimtoleave–herefused.Whenthepolicearrestedhim,alargecrowdofstudentssurroundedthepolicecarandshouted“Arrestallofus”.
Thestudentssataroundthepolicecarfor32hoursinaspontaneous,nonviolentdirectaction.800studentswerearrested.Graduatesorganisedastrikeandclosedtheuniversity.Theteachersandprofessorsagreedwiththestudentsthatthecivilrightssupportershouldhavebeenallowedtostayonthecampus.Theyoungpeople’s“FreeSpeechMovement”hadbegun!
Theyouthmovementspreadbeyondthecampusesandsomeyoungpeopleformeda“counterculture.TheyrejectedcapitalismandotherAmericanprinciples.Theirmoralvaluesweredifferentfromthosetaughtbytheirparents.TheHippiescalledthemselvesthe“lovegeneration”,andhappinessbecametheirmajorgoalinlife.Theirmusicwasdifferent,andhadlyricsthatsoundedrebellioustoolderpeople.SmallgroupsgottogetherincitieslikeSanFranciscolivinganalternative,cooperativelifestyle.
Collegestudentsandsomehigh-schoolstudentswere“droppingout”ofschool.SomebecameHippiesanddroppedoutofsocietytoo.Othersleftthecountrytoavoidbeingdraftedintothearmy.
TheVWBusisusuallyknownasthecounterculture/hippiesymbol;
apeacesymbolisusuallypaintedwheretheVWlogoshouldbe.
Ananti-warmovementstartedinresponsetothewarinVietnam.ThenumberoftroopsbeingsenttoVietnamwasincreasingand,asaresultofthis,anational‘draft’wasinstigated.Theanti-warmovementuseddirectactioninanattempttobringaboutchange.Forinstance,oncollegecampusestheyheldteach-ins,protestmarchesandrallies,andtheyattackedfederalofficestodestroydraftrecords.Publicsupportfortheanti-warmovementgrewstronger,thoughevenmostpeopledidnotapproveofactsofviolencebydemonstrators.
Therelationshipbetweenyouthandtheirelderswasaffectedbythedifferentconcernsandvaluesthateachheld.Theolderpeoplehadjustcomethroughaterriblewarandtheyhadsufferedgreatlyduringthisperiod.Theirconcernwasforsecurityintheirpersonallives;
ajob,ahome,afamilyandstability.TheywerelivinginaperiodwhentheAmericaneconomywasverysuccessfulandindividualstandardsoflivingwererapidlyimproving.Peoplethought“TheAmericanDream”waspossible.
Incontrast,theyouthwantedsomethingelse.Theyhadnotexperiencedthewar,norhadmanyofthemknownpersonalhardship.Theyweregrowingupinaperiodwheretheyperceivedtheworldasadangerousplace.The‘ColdWar’wasaconstantreminderthattheworldcoulddestroyitselfatanytime.TheyoungpeopleobservedtheCubanCrisisof1962andsawtheworldcomeveryclosetonuclearwar,theyobservedinjusticeinracialequality,theysawthegrowingmaterialismoftheirsociety,andobservedanarmsracebetweennations.Theyoungpeoplewereabletoseetheseeventsthroughamediathathadtheabilitytoreportrealeventslive.YoungpeoplesawonTVallthemajoreventsoftheirdayfromtheCubanCrisistothebeatingsofblacks;
totheshootingofPresidentKennedy.
Theeffectofworld/Americaneventsontheyouthwasthattheythoughtthattheworld(andAmerica)neededtochangeandtheydidn’tthinkthattheireldersknewhowtomakethenecessarychanges.
Theyouthbelievedthattheydidhavetheanswers.Themessageoftheyouthandanti-warmovementswasnotonlyconveyedbythereportinginthemediabutalsobythemusicofthatperiod.Themusicofprotestandthemusicexpressingalternativevalueswerebecomingpopular.
TheWomen’sMovement
Thewomen’smovementwasstartedbythreegroupsofwomenandanaccident:
1.AgroupofwomenwereappointedtoaCommissionontheStatusofWomenbyPresidentKennedyin1961.TheyfoundthatwomenintheUSwerenottreatedequallywithmeninmanyareasofsociety,andthissituationcameasashocktomanyAmericans.
2.AfterthepublicationofthebookTheFeminineMystiquemanyhousewivesandmothersbegantolookatthemselvesandtheirlivesdifferently.
3.Agroupofyoungactivistsinthecivilrightsandanti-warmovementsbelievedthatthemaleleadersofthesegroupswerediscriminatingagainstwomeninthemovement.Theysubsequentlybecameknownasthe“women’sliberation”movement,andtheysometimesusedquiteradicaltacticstomaketheirpoint.
The‘accident'
referstothefactthattheword“sex”hadbeenunintentionallyincludedtheCivilRightsAct,passedin1964.Thelawmade“discriminationinemploymentbasedonraceorsex”illegal:
thus,womenhadunwittinglybeenincludedinthosegroupsnottobediscriminatedagainst.
Thewomen’smovementworkedtowardschangesineconomicpractices,suchasequalpayforequalwork.Theyalsowantedequalopportunitiesforjobsinfieldssuchasscienceandtechnology,managementandpolitics.
Womenalsowantedchangesinsocialpracticesandattitudes.Theywantedmentoacknowledgethatwomenwerenotinferiortomeninintelligenceorability.
SomenewspapersandTVprogramsmadethewomeninthemovementappeartobemen-haterswhodidnotwanttobefeminine.Later,womenworkedhardinthe1970’stochangethisimage.
Conclusion
Althoughmanychangeshaveresultedfromthisperiodofactivismandprotest,thereisstillsomeracisminAmericaanditisstillaseriousproblem.
TheVietnamWarendedin1973whentheUSsignedapeacetreaty.Theanti-warmovementmadeasignificantimpactonthenation.Americanshaddiscoveredanewwaytoinfluencegovernmentpolicy(bypeacefulprotestsanddemonstrations)andithadprovedsuccessful.
Thewomen’smovementhasmademanygainsintheareasofrightsandopportunities.However,evennowthenumberofwomeninleadershiprolesingovernmentandbusinessisstillnotsatisfactory.Women’sorganisationscontinuetoasserttherightsandneedsofwomen.Itisimportanttorealisethattherearemanymorewomeninmajorrolesinbothbusinessandinpoliticsin2007thantherewasinthe1960’s.
Thesocialmovementsofthe1960’shadastronginfluenceonthewaypeoplethinkandact,andtheycausedchangestobemadetomanylaws,andevenledtotheformationofnewlaws.
Herearethetenmostinfluentialwomenwhomadetheirpresencefeltintheirrespectivefieldsandacclaimedthehighestdeservingawards.
Theyear’sMostPowerfulWomanCEOisIndraNooyi.FormerlyCFOandpresident,theIndian-bornstrategistreachedthetopeventhoughsheneverranalineoperationatPepsi.Nooyibelievesinconstantreinvention,‘Theminuteyou’vedevelopedanewbusinessmodel,it’sextinct,becausesomebodyisgoingtocopyit.’
ThehighestearningcorporatewomanisSafraCatz,with$26.1million(200millionyuan).Thisspotlight-shywomanisakeyexecutiveonthemanagementteamassembledbyOracle’scolorfulfounder,LarryEllison.
TherisingstarinTransportationSystemsisAdrianeM.Brown,PresidentandCEOofHoneywellTransportationSystems,apositionshewasappointedtoinJanuary2005.Brownleadsa$4.5billionautoproductsdivision.Operatingprofitslastyearwere$557million.
DanicaPatrickisleadingthewayonarealracetrack.AnAmericanauto-racingdrivercompetingintheIndyRacingLeague(IRL)wasborninBeloit,Wisconsin,toanIrish-AmericanfamilyandwasraisedinRoscoe,Illinois.
AmyPascal,thechiefoftheSonyPictureshasbeennamedasthemostpowerfulwomaninthefilmbusiness.IndustryjournalTheHollywoodReporterconferredthishonoronMsPascalforherrecognitionofsuchmoney-spinnersasTheDaVinciCodeandCasinoRoyale.BeforejoiningthecrewofSony,shewasmanagingColumbiaPicturesfrom1996to2003,theretooshegainedsuccesscozofSpiderman.
SunitaWilliams,ofOhio,aNASAastronautbecamethesecondwomanofIndianorigintohavebeenselectedbyNASAforaspacemissionafterKalpanaChawla.
FinancialTimeshasannouncedtheworld’srichestself-madewomenasMs.ZhangYinwhois‘worthanestimated$3.4bn’.ThisfemaleTreeHuggingentrepreneurstartedupNineDragonspaperjustafewyearsagoandowns72%ofherlistedcompany.ShebuysscrappaperfromUSAandprocessesitinChinaforsale.
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