opposition

• opposition to reproductive rights


  WCTU - supported comstock laws - promoted abstinence and emphasised motherhood and procreation

  mainly - RELIGIOUS OPPOSITION
• opposition to political rights

  despite national women's political caucus in 1971, opposition from women's groups remains throughout - e.g., 'stop ERA' by NAOWS
• opposition to political rights through legislation

  15th amendment - didn't include women

  1964 - civil rights act - women added as an afterthought