| AT HOME – WOMEN’S MOVEMENT Although women succeeded in winning the right to vote, there were remaining issues to tackle for the woman. Issues such as sexual harassment, reproduction rights, legal inequalities and the workplace, were still matters of major concern for women (Barnes & Bowles, 2014). A woman named Betty Friedman, a mother and writer, created a questionnaire that she distributed to woman that were 15 year graduates from Smith College. The purpose of this questionnaire was to determine what the lives were like for these women since graduating. It was determined that the majority of the graduates were not satisfied with life; they were missing something. After graduating they married and had children and were living the life of a housewife. Friedman took her findings and created a magazine that was aimed at giving these woman and many others hope in being able to add to their quality of life. With this came the women’s liberation movement. This movement brought attention to subjects such as medical care specific to women, jobs were opened up that were traditionally for men only, rape crimes, sexual harassment, domestic violence. The movement lobbied legislature to ensure prosecution for men who abused women (Brennan, 2007). John F. Kennedy established the equal pay act of 1963 to put an end to what he described as an “unconscionable practice of paying female employees less wages that male employees for doing the same job.” April 29th, 2016 was the 53rd year this bill was birthed. Nevertheless, if a man and women are doing the exact same job, for every dollar the man earns a woman is paid only 77 cents of the dollar. African American and Hispanic women earn even less (Snow & Snow, 2016). As with most reforms, progress has been made, but work is still needed. ABROAD The United States and Russia wanted to reshape the world according to each ones own beliefs and economic systems. The Truman Doctrine allowed America to exert its influence, promote democracy, and resist the spread of democracy globally (Barnes & Bowles, 2014). America has exerted its powers in several wars, such as Korean War and The Vietnam War. Both suffered great loss of life and finances. Barnes, L. & Bowles, M. (2014).The American story: Perspectives and encounters from 1877. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc Brennan, C. (2007). The women’s rights movement. American Social Reform Movements Reference Library. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/CS587100024/UIC?U=J071909004&XID=1CE1B629 Snow, C. B., & Snow, J. K. (2016). The equal pay act of 1963. Utah Bar Journal, 29(6), 14-16. | 
