a. What led to the emergence of protest movements?
By the 1960s, many women, especially middle class women, felt trapped by rigid expectations. In addition, rising participation in the workforce, often in low-paid or undervalued jobs, and the introduction of oral contraception, the Pill, in 1960 gave women greater freedom and autonomy and this in turn led to renewed demands for change. Feminist literature also challenged traditional gender norms and inspired a new...