Class assignment

The Pill

May 9, 1960

The Food and Drug Administation apporved the first oral contraceptive known as "the pill" for birth control in the U.S.

Women Strike Peace

Nov 1, 1961

Women Strike for Peace, founded by Bella Abzug and Dagmar Wilson, drew 50,000 women nationwide to protest nuclear weapons and U.S. involvement in war in southeast Asia.

Equal Pay Act

Jun 10, 1963

The equal pay act of 1963 was signed into law by President John F. Kennedy.

Space Race

Jun 16, 1963

Valentina Tereshkova Bcame this first women in outer space, another soviet first in the USSR "space race"

Civil Rights and Title VII

Jul 2, 1964

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including the Title VII prohibition of discrimination based on sex by private employers including employment agencies and unions.

Women Art

Nov 30, 1965

The Newark Museum exhibit "Women Artists of America: 1707-1964" looked at women's art, often neglected in the art world.

Feminist Group

Oct 26, 1967

The feminist group New York Radical Women formed in New York City.

EEOC

Feb 23, 1968

The EEOC ruled that being female was not a bona fide occupational qualification of being a flight attendant.

Miss america Protest

Sep 2, 1968

The "Miss America Protest" by New York Radical Women at the Miss America pageant brought widespread media attention to women's liberation.

NOW and Sirley Chisholm

Nov 5, 1968

NOW formed a special committee to launch a major campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment and Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.