NPR American Chronicles: Women's Equality

NPR explores the issues, struggles, and triumphs of the American women¿s movement, from early pioneers to modern groundbreakers and leaders of today who fight to preserve hard-won rights. Profiles of Victoria Woodhull, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony provide insights into the origins of the movement, while reflections from Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, Geraldine Ferraro, and others reveal the passion and dedication required to maintain progress in the continuing struggle for women¿s equality.

Contents:

Introduction by Susan Stamberg

Women: A Political Force

Declaration of Sentiments

The First Woman to Run for President - In 1872

A History of Women¿s Suffrage

Suffrage 1920: Women Get the Vote

For Elizabeth Cady Stanton, All Women Were Not Created Equal

Susan B. Anthony's Pioneering Vote

Frances Perkins, New Deal Pioneer

Suffragette Jeannette Rankin, First Woman Representative

Shirley Chisholm: The First Black Woman to Run for President

StoryCorps: Living in the Backward World of the `60s

The National Organization for Women: A Short History

Betty Friedan: Women¿s Gains and Roles in the Future

Stirring up ¿The Feminine Mystique¿

Memories of Aunt Betty

Political Pioneer Geraldine Ferraro

Bella Abzug

Pageant Protest Sparked Bra-Burning Myth

Phyllis Schlafly Still Championing the Anti-Feminist Fight

Title IX

The Pill

Roe v. Wade: Two Stories

Roe v. Wade Plaintiff Norma McCorvey

Gloria Steinem Celebrates Ms. Magazine

A Lonely Club for Women in Top Army Jobs

StoryCorps Griot: Fighting the Big Three

American Women Changing Their Names

Growing Up Feminist: Deborah and Naomi Wolf