Marya Mannes discusses book "But Will It Sell?" ; part 3
Studs Terkel reads Marya Mannes' speech at a Planned Parenthood rally in 1964.
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Studs Terkel reads Marya Mannes' speech at a Planned Parenthood rally in 1964.
Discussing the women's movement, feminism, and the books, "At Large," with its author, journalist Ellen Goodman, and "The Second Stage" with its author, feminist Betty Friedan.
Elizabeth Janeway discusses her book "Man's World, Woman's Place" and the gender role women are taught since birth; reads passage from book; includes interview at 16:01 with a woman speaking against the Women's Movement during an outdoor protest.
Child labor laws, the eight hour work day, pensions, school reform, and low income housing are only some of the issues taken up by The League of Women Voters, as explained by Edna Pardo, Eleanor Revell and Beth Kink. Many believed theirs was solely a service organization to gain more women voters. The League of Women Voters is a good training ground for future women politicians, too.