The Century: America's Time
Season 1, Episode 13: 1976-1980: Starting Over
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The women’s and civil rights movements, begun decades earlier and as controversial as ever, continue to evolve during the nation’s Bicentennial period. This program focuses on the changing momentum of feminism, hampered by its failure to secure broad ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and the heated confrontations that arose over affirmative action and busing.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
The Beginning: Seeds of Change
Episode 2
1914-1919: Shell Shock
Episode 3
1920-1929: Boom to Bust
Episode 4
1929-1936: Stormy Weather
Episode 5
1936-1941: Over the Edge
Episode 6
1941-1945: Civilians at War (2 parts)
Episode 7
1941-1945: Homefront
Episode 8
1946-1952: Best Years
Episode 9
1953-1960: Happy Days
Episode 10
1960-1964: Poisoned Dreams
Episode 11
1965-1970: Unpinned
Episode 12
1971-1975: Approaching the Apocalypse
Episode 13
1976-1980: Starting Over
Episode 14
1981-1989: A New World
Episode 15
1990-1999: Then and Now