The Myth of the Bra Burning Feminists of the Sixties
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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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The Bra Burners, by Art Buchwald, Sept. 12, 1968 / Women's Liberation Movement Print Culture / Duke Digital Repository
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History of Feminism
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Beehives to Bra Burning: Women and Music in the 1960s
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Wisconsin 101: 'The Land of the Freed-up Woman' aka The Bra Flag - Wisconsin Life
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The Myth of the Bra Burning Feminists of the Sixties
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Did Feminists Burn Their Bras in Protest at the 1968 Miss America Pageant?
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The Seventies': Feminism makes waves
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The “Bra Burning” Miss America Protest, 1968 ~ Vintage Everyday
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Radical Feminism, Definition, Theory & Examples - Lesson
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