Debate: Was the Women’s Liberation Movement Radical?
During the 1960's and 1970's many groups in the United States found themselves protesting for their rights. The Constitution and Bill of Rights had been written nearly two hundred years before, yet some people still felt their rights were not being protected in the greatest democratic country in the world. These protesting groups included African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, homosexuals, and women. To figure out if the women’s liberation movement was a radical one, we should first look at the definition of radical. The American Heritage dictionary defines radical as “Advocating fundamental or revolutionary changes.” According to this definition t