The Myth of the Bra Burning Feminists of the Sixties
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Feminists in the 1960s burned their bras. We've all heard that—even if it just isn't so. Find out the real story behind the fable.
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Contesting Miss America: The Boardwalk Protests of 1968
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Beehives to Bra Burning: Women and Music in the 1960s
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The 1968 Miss America Protest - and its Significance Today
Did women really burn their bras in the '70s?
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Feminism: The Second Wave National Women's History Museum
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Why Wear Bras – ClinicalReads
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Second-wave feminism (article)
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Betty Friedan and the Birth of the National Organization for Women
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History of Feminism
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The “Bra Burning” Miss America Protest, 1968 ~ Vintage Everyday
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The origin story of the bra-burning feminist is a myth.
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