"But it's no good— deep in our guts we know this. Cooking and cleaning and children have not given us the fulfillment the ladies' magazines promise even after we've followed all their recipes. . . . Some women— such as those who have expressed themselves in the platform of this march— look to the state and federal legislation to give us the unrestricted humanity which has been denied us for so long. They have decided to 'work within the system.' . . . Is this really what we want? How about female generals in Vietnam? DO WE WANT EQUALITY IN THE MAN'S WORLD, OR DO WE WANT TO MAKE IT IN A NEW WORLD?"Women being ourselves and believing in ourselves, women finding the strength to live how we feel, powerful women, can lead the way to create a new kind of politics, a new life."-Source: Bread and Roses, Outreach Leaflet, 1970The excerpt is best understood as a response to which of the following historical developments?

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