Research a few of these girl groups. Gather important details including: titles of songs, names of groups, and lyrics from songs. Think about why these groups were so popular. What could be seen as troubling to parents? Were the girl groups of the 1960s a reflection of traditional female roles or voices of empowerment?
Watch a few clips of these groups (using YouTube or other sources). Be sure to include these clips in your works cited list.
Write an essay using the information and details you gathered from your research above to answer the following questions.
During the early to mid-1960s, female pop music groups became wildly popular with American teenagers. Why do you think this was so?
Why was this music seen as dangerous to parents during this time?
Were the girl groups of the 1960s a reflection of traditional female roles or voices of empowerment?