The search for women's rights does not end with the 20th century. Currently, the League of Women Voters creates and reviews political platforms with women's issues in mind. The National Organization for Women, or NOW, was created in 1966 and today has over 500,000 members in the United States. Some major goals of current women's rights groups are to strengthen the role of women in politics and in the workplace, and to look for ways to attain equal rights for women around the world.
A League of Women Voters billboard encourages people to use their right to vote.
Photo courtesy: Special Collections Department, University of Utah
Standards
- This indicator was developed to promote inquiry into how wartime government activities, the Progressive Movement, and the New Deal represented an expansion of federal power, including attempts to protect citizens.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the growth, decline, and legacy of the Populist Party. This indicator supports inquiry into the multifaceted objectives of the Progressive Movement, including political and social reforms, which influenced both political parties of the period and resulted in lasting legislation.
