The rights and freedoms of women had changed dramatically in the post World War II era due to the Women's Movement of the 1970s. Prior the Women's Movement women were still limited in their employment opportunities and were restricted and expected by the public to traditional roles of household wives. However the Women's Movement tackled those traditional ideas and fought for the right for women to shape their own destinies. Through their persistence the government …showed first 75 words of 1665 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1665 total…through the decades of the 20th century. The book showed how women lived at that time; what their life was like and what was expected of them. The people's attitudes towards women were expressed in the book as well as how this particular woman Maybanke Anderson felt. Maybanke Anderson was a feminist with strong beliefs. The book showed how she struggled to fight along with many others for the equal rights and freedoms of women.