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Birth Control League
Margaret Sanger establishes the American Birth Control League, which later on develops into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America during 1942 -
Equivalent Rights Change presented in Congress
Alice Paul proposes the Equivalent Rights Change, which is presented in Congress consistently after her proposal. -
Astronomer Carolyn Shoemake
Holder of the record for the most comet discoveries (32) as well as more than 800 asteroids. Took up astronomy at the age of 51 -
Politician Shirley Chisholm
A Democrat, she was the first black woman elected to Congress (1968). Also the first black woman to run for president in a major party (1972) -
Now We Can Begin, Crystal Eastman
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Frances Perkins confirmed as Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins is confirmed as Secretary of Labor, and also the main lady in the U.S. bureau. -
The National Gathering of Negro woman
Mary McLeod Bethune composes the National Gathering of Negro woman, a group of dark ladies' gatherings that anterooms against occupation separation, prejudice, and sexism. -
Women Take Over Factory Work In World War 2
Women were essential for the production and supply of good to troops (while men were going to war) -
Literary work: Laura, Vera Caspary
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After World War 2
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Mary Ritter Beard
An American historian and archivist .She got to be distinctly required in the suffrage development through her activism in labor associations. She came to trust that suffrage would hurry administrative control of monetary conditions which would enhance the lives of the common laborers. She worked for the Fairness Association of Self-Supporting Ladies and turned into a pioneer inside the New York City Suffrage Party where she edited its distribution The Lady Voter. -
Wages
Women now earn 60 cent fro every dollar men earned. Women of color only earned 42 -
Literary work: The Human Situation: A Feminine View, Valerie Saiving
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JFK’s Commission
President John Kennedy establishes the President's Commission on the Status of Women and appoints Eleanor Roosevelt as chairwoman. The report issued by the Commission in 1963 documents substantial discrimination against women in the workplace and makes specific recommendations for improvement, including fair hiring practices, paid maternity leave, and affordable child care. -
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Marie Steinem is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist, who became nationally recognized as a leader and a spokeswoman for the feminist movement
Steinem was a columnist for New York magazine, and a founder of Ms. magazine In 1969, Steinem published an article, "After Black Power, Women's Liberation," which brought her to national fame as a feminist leader. -
The Education of a Woman: The life of Gloria Steinem
From one of America's most respected critics comes an acclaimed biography of the controversial feminist. Here, Heilbrun illuminates the life and explores the many facets of Steinem's complex life, from her difficult childhood to the awakening that changed her into the most famous feminist in the world. Intimate and insightful, here is a biography that is as provocative as the woman who inspired it -
Equal Pay Act
In Schultz v. Wheaton Glass Co., a U.S. Court of Appeals rules that jobs held by men and women need to be "substantially equal" but not "identical" to fall under the protection of the Equal Pay Act. An employer cannot, for example, change the job titles of women workers in order to pay them less than men. -
Ms. Magazine
Ms. Magazine is first published as a sample insert in New York magazine; 300,000 copies are sold out in 8 days. The first regular issue is published in July 1972. The magazine becomes the major forum for feminist voices, and cofounder and editor Gloria Steinem is launched as an icon of the
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The Equal Credit Opportunity Act
This act prohibits discrimination in consumer credit practices on the basis of sex, race, marital status, religion, national origin, age, or receipt of public assistance.
In Corning Glass Works v. Brennan, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that employers cannot justify paying women lower wages because that is what they traditionally received under the "going market rate." A wage differential occurring "simply because men would not work at the low rates paid women" is unacceptable. -
Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman seated on the United States Supreme Court.
-Though several women had served in key legislative and executive branch roles in the United States, none had ever reached the country’s highest court until 1981, when Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court . Sandra Day O’Connor is the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court, serving until 2006.
-Jeane Kirkpatrick becomes the first female U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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Historical figure: Barbara Walters
Not only was Walters the first female "co-host" of any news show( although at that time she earned only half of her male co-workers), she also became the first female co-anchor of an evening news broadcast for the ABC news. From the 70's until today, Walters paved the way for not only women in the field of journalism, but also for each and every women in every workforce -
Literary work: Ain't I A Woman?
Bell hooks, an american author who was know for her social activism that was often mirrored through her writing about women's rights and the struggle to end oppression. One of Bell most notable works are "Ain't I A Woman? In this book, hook declared the "Feminism is a movement to end sexism with all of its oppressions and exploitations" -
The first space women
Astronaut Sally Ride is the first American woman in space, flying on the shuttle Challenger. She flies a second shuttle mission in 1984 -
Early Money is like yeast
-EMILY's List is established as a financial network for pro-choice Democratic women running for national political office. This organization makes a significant impact on the increasing numbers of women elected to Congress and forbid opposing organizations such as the jaycees.
-Geraldine Ferraro becomes the first woman nominated for vice president by a Democratic presidential candidate, Walter Mondale. -
The supreme court
The U.S. Supreme Court discovers that sexual harassment is a form of illegal job discrimination. -
Preventing violence against women
Congress maintains Gender Equity in Education, promote math and science learning by girls, counsel pregnant teens, and prevent sexual harassment. -
Kolstad v. American Dental Association
The Supreme Court rules that a woman can ask for puntive or punisment for sex discrimination if the anti-discrimination law was violated, even if that conduct was not especially severe. -
CBS broadcasting
CBS Broadcasting agrees to pay $8 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit by the E.E.O.C.(Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) on behalf of 200 women. -
supreme court charges against any state for infringement of the Family Leave Medical Act
Family Leave Medical Act:
a United States federal law requiring covered employers to provide employees job-protected and unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. -
supreme court prohibits disciplining someone complaining about sex-based discrimination even if that person complaining is not among those being discriminated against.
already prohibited sex-based discrimination. -
President Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act.
allows victims of pay discrimination to file a complaint with the government against their employer within 180 days of their last paycheck. -
Oprah Winfrey
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women granted the right to serve in any armed services according to their performance standard.
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supreme court brings down abortion law in Texas
the law imposed on abortion clinics is unconstitutional provides an unnecessary burden on women seeking abortions. -
Votes
The number of women and men voting is approximately equal for the first time.
