Watching Women's Liberation, 1970

In 1970, ABC, CBS, and NBC--the “Big Three” of the pre-cable television era--discovered the feminist movement. From the famed sit-in at Ladies’ Home Journal to multi-part feature stories on the movement''s ideas and leaders, nightly news broadcasts covered feminism more than in any year before or since, bringing women''s liberation into American homes.
 
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