gays and lesbians, who had often been persecuted, also started to ask for rights, beginning with the stonewall riots in 1969. chicanos, native americans, old people, consumers, and people with disabilities also fought for rights, as did women. though women had had jobs during world war ii, most of them went back to the home after the war. women did not like that they often held jobs that paid less than men or that fewer opportunities were open to them. people like betty freidan and gloria steinem founded groups such as the national organization for women to try and solve these problems. now and other groups wanted an equal rights amendment that would guarantee them equality in all areas. in the 1970s and 1980s, many more jobs and opportunities were opened to women. there were some women like phyllis schlafly who opposed freidan and steinem and were known as "anti-feminists". it was partly because of the anti-feminists that the equal rights amendment was defeated, but also because women had already gained equality in many areas and they did not want to be drafted into the army.