Feminism reached the popular consciousness in the sixtieth with the leadership of women like Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, and Angela Davis; the passage of the Civil Rights Act prohibiting employment discrimination, and a lot of media exposure. Some primary issues of this time were equal pay, equal education access, freedom from sexual harassment, and the right to safe, legal abortions.

60年代，在格洛丽亚·斯坦能、贝蒂·弗丽达，及安杰拉·戴维斯等女性的领导下，《民权法案》通过了关于禁止雇用员工时的性别歧视的条例，媒体的曝光率的提升，使争取女权运动为公众所认知。当时一些主要要求是同工同酬、平等受教育的机会、免于性骚扰，及安全合法的堕胎权。

(短文节选,本篇始于：柳暗花明女权路)