As the decade turned from the 1960’s to the 1970’s, the South American country of Argentina found itself in an awkward position, to say the least. After the regime of Juan Carlos Ongania was dissolved, an Argentine dictator who had himself taken office via a coup, the political situation deteriorated rapidly.

The University of St Andrews, Scotland’s oldest university, has been “home” to a great deal of feminist activity for more than 40 years and was host to “one of the first women’s liberation groups to form in Scotland” (Browne 104): the St Andrews Women’s Liberation group.  This group was formed on November 3, 1970 and consisted of a few dedicated members, almost all of whom were university students (Browne 104-105, 109).  The members were extremely active in heated debates over womens’ rights and participated in numerous activities to promote equalit

The manufacturing of cars was an important trait of defining Flint, Michigan. In 1937, Workers occupied different aspects of the manufacturing process for 44 days while threatened by the National Guard troops and hired thugs (Rosner). The autoworkers strike in Flint emphasized the broader national discontent of labor workers, “It also was a signature strike by the growing ranks of industrial workers’ organizing drives,” (Rosner 200).