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Carol Burnett
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Carol Burnett on her barrier-breaking series, The Carol Burnett Show
Women in the Military
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Phyllis Schlafly leads the protest against the ERA
The Feminine Mystique
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Betty Friedan wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1963, an expose on the happy homemaker myth.
Women in the Workplace
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The 1980s brought about new ideas of what women were capable of.
Barbara Burns
2:54
Get to know the story of Barbara Burns and how she broke into a male dominated industry.
Judy Blume
2:56
Judy Blume is a best selling author.
Conservative Backlash
6:33
Abortion would become the leading edge of the Conservative backlash.
Dr. Susan Love
3:03
Dr. Love on breaking surgery's glass ceiling and her approach to breast cancer
Ladies Home Journal Sit In
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Women held a sit-in at the offices of Ladies Home Journal
Nancy Pelosi, First Female Speaker of the House
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In 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Pat Foote
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Pat Foote discusses her career and the integration of women into the U.S. Army.
MAKERS Women in Hollywood: TV Pioneers
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TV pioneers like Marlo Thomas and Diahann Carroll opened the door to other women
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