women's liberation movement

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She reminisces on a childhood growing up in a repressive household during the 1960s, when second-wave feminism and the women’s liberation movement were just starting to achieve legitimacy.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

It was a group dedicated to fighting sexism, and Steinem - one of three co-founders - became the face of the women's liberation movement in the United States for the rest of the 20th Century.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

When the Source Family formed, the social and political climate in the United States was volatile, with an unpopular war in Vietnam, the women’s liberation movement, violence against Black citizens and assassinations of progressive leaders.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2023

It later appeared in Esquire magazine and became one of the best-known images of the women’s liberation movement.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022

In 2011, “Growing Up Female” was added to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry and is considered the first feature documentary of the modern women’s liberation movement.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2022