This book includes the relatively unknown stories of six important
women who laid the foundation for improving women's equality in the
U.S. While they largely worked behind the scenes, they made a
significant impact. In the group are two female political
operatives who worked behind the scenes along with four female
journalists who also occasionally worked within government to
advance women's rights during the 1950s through the 1970s. Much of
it centers on Washington, D.C., as well as the more unlikely cities
of Madison, Wisconsin and Miami, Florida. It includes the story of
a women's page journalist who published an official government
report in her newspaper section when the White House refused to
release it. This book documents the stories of women who organized
to help gain employment for other women and also worked to raise
the stature of homemakers. Numerous other issues for women were
also addressed. The fight for equality became more visible in the
1960s although the foundation had been laid as early as the 1950s,
fueled by the post-World War II era. Change was initiated by a mix
of women in government and women in the news media - at times going
back and forth in those positions. These particular women were
chosen because of their interactions with each other as they
rallied around a common cause and because their names were
overshadowed by other women's liberation leaders. It is not meant
to be an exhaustive story of the fight for women's rights but
rather an addition to the great memoirs and scholarship that
already exist.
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