Edited sentence: "Second-wave" feminists in the 1960s and 1970s sought to overturn long-standing laws that had prevented women from taking an equal part in the economy.'  Black men did not have the right to vote until the United States Constitution was amended in 1870.As the first large non-WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestant) group of immigrants, the Irish faced employment discrimination in the 19th century.Bill after World War II.Bill was "the greatest social program the country has ever seen," paying for veterans' college educations and guaranteeing their mortgages.Even when America is considered the "land of opportunity" for all, this is not always the case.Restrictions on opportunity have meant that all residents of the United States have not had a 'level playing field.The 'land of opportunity' component of the American dream was boosted by the G.The American dream as the literary expression of 'America: the land of opportunity' has been expressed by many authors including William Bradford, Walt Whitman, Crevecour, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.The G.The result was a huge increase in the middle class.Women did not have the right to vote until 1920