There were a lot of US girls railing against the restrictions of being a woman in the 1960s and 1970s, yes. But they were called "tomboys" and more or less accepted.

Yes, there were. But not all of us were "tomboys" or labelled as such. We were just girls with fully-developed (or developing) complex human personalities and a vast range of interests, including an interest in achieving fairness and equality for our own sex.

Just as the 60s and 70s were full of outspoken, strong-willed full-grown feminist women who looked and "presented" pretty much like all other women & who ranged from being "sexy" to "matronly" but who'd never be described or derided as being in any way "mannish" - such as Germaine Greer, Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, Shirley Chisholm, Grace Paley and a zillion others - there were tons of girls and budding young women in the 60s & 70s who were outspoken, independent, feminist & plenty angry - but without being in any way "boyish" in our own eyes or the eyes of others.

(An online image search of women's liberation marches & demonstrations - as well as anti-nuclear and anti-war demos - from the 1950s, 60s, 70s & 80s is instructive: it will show the enormous diversity of the women involved.)

What's more, being a girl/young woman who was "railing against the restrictions of being a woman" in the 60s & 70s wasn't just accepted, in many contexts it was seen as a plus.

When I applied to colleges/uni in 1972, the elite institutions I sought to go to actually saw my being a "women's libber" as a strength and an asset. Similarly, in the work world during 1970s and 80s, my feminist views & strong personality & assertive interpersonal style helped get & keep me jobs & positions. And whilst many of the jobs & positions I had back then were mainly occupied by/open to members of the more privileged classes, a number were working-class, such as bartending, waitressing and construction work.

I too went to uni with a lot of lesbians, and like you knew none who wanted to be a man. Moreover, just as straight women like myself back then felt free to dress/"present" in all sorts of ways, my lesbian friends then - as now - were/are incredibly diverse in how they came across. Some were/are butch, but many were/are not - at all. Most are like all women somewhere in the middle and don't really spend much time thinking about how we look and what others think of us.

Yes, we need to get back to that time.