Feminism and Bar in the 1960s to 1970s in America

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10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_128How to use a DOI?

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feminism; the second wave; gendered space; bar

Abstract

Breaking down racial segregation was a crucial part of the American civil rights movement, but spatial segregation was not only a problem for blacks but also one of the issues that women needed to address. This paper pays attention to the gendered spaces in America during the 1960s and 1970s. It shows that men occupied many public commercial and civic spaces, especially bars. So, during the second wave, women were committed to breaking down gender segregation in public, no less than the civil rights movement of the same period, gaining access to some physical spaces formerly reserved for men. The conclusion drown from the work is that the bar, as a specific public space, played an important role in liberating women and advancing the feminist movement. This work points out that how feminism was connected with physical space, which is a new perspective to see the second wave.

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TI  - Feminism and Bar in the 1960s to 1970s in America
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 5th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2022)
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