The feminists protested publicly about equality for both genders, but were often put down. They then formed organizations to help eliminate discrimination at work, education, politics and much more. One of the biggest organizations for women created in 1966 by feminists who wanted to have a higher impact on society about what issues they were facing. Their goal to make Congress pass the Equal Rights act was accomplished in 1972. …show more content…
Reed, took place. The case started when the son of a divorced couple died and Sally Reed, the mother, and Cecil Reed, the father, went to court over who would own their son’s estate. The Idaho state court favored Cecil, since he was male, but the case was appealed to the Supreme Court. The court ruled that Idaho had violated the Equal Rights Amendment. This case was the first in a series of cases that challenged sexual discrimination in the court. It was the “beginning of a major effort, using equal protection analysis, to make the law gender neutral” (Reed v.