1= What is the National Organization for Women? When was it founded? Who in the film…

1= What is the National Organization for Women? When was it founded? Who in the film discusses its founding and why did they think it was necessary?
2=Why were women “angry”? What, specifically, do the women interviewed say turned them on to women’s liberation or feminism in general?  In other words, what was the catalyst for their feminist awakening?
3=What does Kate Millet mean when she says “the relationship between the sexes is in fact a political relationship” (19:30)? What are some examples that the women in the film provide that supports Millet’s claim (give at least two)?
4=What was the “lavender menace”? What was so menacing about it, according to some? What did they do about it? What was the result?
5=What is Consciousness Raising (CR) and why, according to the film, was it so effective and such an integral part of women’s liberation?
6 What was (is)
Our Bodies, Ourselves
? How did it begin?  Why was it necessary?
7=According to the women interviewed, what were some of the issues that made women of color distance themselves from the “white” or “mainstream” women’s movement? What was their response to this? What did they do?
8=Why was access to abortion such a critical issue for feminists at the time? In the film, which women speak specifically about abortion?  Did they take action at the time?  If so, what was that action?
9=Describe some of the resistance the women encountered in their fight for liberation and equal rights. What types of pushback or negative responses did they receive?
10=For the women interviewed, why is the
history
of the women’s movement important and why might there be some people who do not want that history remembered, much less taught?