Document Type
Thesis
Publication Date
Fall 12-9-2024
Abstract
This paper analyzes the grassroots conservative movement of the 1970s in America, focusing on the significant, yet often overlooked, contributions of women in the fight against the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). It explores how women utilized media, community outreach, and rhetoric to mobilize support for traditional family values and opposition to the ERA, drawing connections to earlier female-led movements like the Women of the Ku Klux Klan and anti-communism. The paper details strategies such as door-to-door campaigning, the use of pamphlets, community "coffees", and the influence of church groups, and emphasizes the lasting impact of these methods on contemporary American politics and the rise of the "tradwife" movement.
Recommended Citation
McWalter, Ella '25, ""Real Men Don't Draft Women": How Housewives Turned America Right" (2024). Student Research. 69, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/studentresearchother/69
Comments
Created as part of Professor Julia Bruggemann's HIST 490A: Senior Seminar