Indira Gandhi and Women’s Rights
•Indira Ghandi was a child of Nehru
•Elected as leader of the Indian Congress Party in 1955
•Became India’s P.M. in 1965
•Declared martial law in 1975 amidst an election scandal
•Lost in the polls in 1977
•Returned in 1980 with a landslide victory
•Assassinated in 1984 by one of her own bodyguards
•Pushed for the end of poverty and for women’s rights in India
•Also popular over the exploding of India’s first nuclear weapon and their successful war over Pakistan in 1971
•Elected as leader of the Indian Congress Party in 1955
•Became India’s P.M. in 1965
•Declared martial law in 1975 amidst an election scandal
•Lost in the polls in 1977
•Returned in 1980 with a landslide victory
•Assassinated in 1984 by one of her own bodyguards
•Pushed for the end of poverty and for women’s rights in India
•Also popular over the exploding of India’s first nuclear weapon and their successful war over Pakistan in 1971
The Women’s Rights Movement
•The modern women’s rights movement began with Betty Frieden’s “The Feminine Mystique” a book about women being dissatisfied with their role
•1966 She founds the National Organization for Women (NOW)
•They fought for the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibited discrimination by gender
•It was defeated
•1973 the Supreme Court struck down laws which prohibited abortion
•1970 Gloria Steinem took over NOW
•The group split over the abortion issue in the 1980s
•1966 She founds the National Organization for Women (NOW)
•They fought for the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibited discrimination by gender
•It was defeated
•1973 the Supreme Court struck down laws which prohibited abortion
•1970 Gloria Steinem took over NOW
•The group split over the abortion issue in the 1980s
Summary: Indira Ghandi was the leader of the Indian congress and became Prime Minister in 1965. She pushed to end poverty in India and for equal rights for women. Betty Frieden wrote a book about women not enjoying their roles which began the Women's Rights Movement. She founded the N.O.W which eventually split ways due to the abortion concept.
Question: If Indira was elected earlier would have it had an impact on women being equal earlier?
Even if I died in the service of the nation, I would be proud of it. Every drop of my blood... will contribute to the growth of this nation and to make it strong and dynamic."
-Indira Gandhi