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Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the president and Susan B. Anthony led many of the protests. It was an organization formed in favor of women's suffrage in the US and was the merger of two existing organizations, the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association. It fought for women's rights to vote, and later the 19th Amendment passed which gave citizens the right to vote and they would not be denied because of their sex. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan was a leader of the Women's Suffrage Movement along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. They worked together for over 50 years fighting for women's rights creating The Revolution newspaper, giving speeches to allow women to vote, and risking their lives to share every idea and hope they had to the public. Their main goal was to have a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote. -
Ain't I A Woman - Sojourner Truth
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Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was a black woman who made a decision one day to refuse to get up from her seat to go to the back of the bus when she was asked to give it up for a white person. This became a large social movement. She was added to the National Women Hall Of Fame for her bravery and courage that she showed one day that she was tired of accepting discrimination for the way she was born. -
The Equal Pay Act
Women were paid so much less than men while working that they started protesting for equal pay. It was enacted to abolish wage disparity based on sex. It was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program. This act allowed women to file complaints or go to court if they were given unequal pay for just being women. -
Testimony Before the Senate - Gloria Steinem
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Presidential Announcement Speech - Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm of New York City announced her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972. During her speech, she begins to say that she is running to make a better American for everyone, not just one party. Despite the troubles, she knows what women and black women face. She is fighting to be elected because she knows she has the ability and skills to bring unity to the nation and equality for all different groups with all different struggles. -
Roe V. Wade
Roe V. Wade is a lawsuit that pertains to abortion rights and a woman's privacy vs. her unborn child's privacy. It was a crime to get an abortion or to attempt one, it had recently come back to the Supreme Court but was overruled. Wade was the change in how states can regulate abortion. This was a women's rights impact because women are the ones who hold the babies and have to make the decision of how they want to handle the situation. -
Harvey Weinstein Is My Monster Too - Salma Hayek
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The Gendered History of Human Computers - Clive Thompson
This event had a major influence on women's rights and also women ability. Women were computers for the longest time. Their mindset and work were based on their gender because if a woman did anything then it just had to be easy for her, and she didn’t need to be paid more or move up in higher positions even if she did better than the men working their jobs. Overall, women programmers have made progress in working in the field, but to this day are still paid less than men. -
America Ferrera
America Ferrera has become one of the most outspoken actresses for women’s rights and equality. She has won awards for her influential onscreen characters that have shown women and people of color to be proud of who they are. One of her most impactful activism movements was the Women's March where she gave a speech to the crowd about ending systematic stereotypes and violence. Not only is she marching for women's rights but also the justice other parties deserve. -
(Almost) 100 Years of the Equal Rights Amendment | STUFF YOU MISSED IN HISTORY CLASS
The ERA has been a constant debate in Congress regarding if/when it should be passed as an amendment. It has been a debate for so long because women have fought to have equality while also establishing equal legal rights for all American citizens. The effort for it to be passed has been made for almost 50 years which shows how women never gave up and how strongly they believed they deserved equality. -
Salma Hayek
Salma is an actress and she has used her career in entertainment to fight for women's rights by joining several organizations and speaking out against women's inequality. She is in the Kering Foundation, Chime for Change, Me Too Movement, and created her own charity called the Salma Hayek Foundation. She continues bringing awareness of violence against women and discrimination against immigrants. -
Barbie - America Ferrera
