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Second Wave Feminism
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Birth Control
US Food and Drug Administration approved the birth control pill -
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Feminism
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Equal Pay Act of 1963
theoretically outlawed gender pay gap -
Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique
nonfiction book published in which she contested the post- World War ll belief that it was a women's destiny to marry and bear children. -
Civil Rights Act 1964
Prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of gender. -
National Organization for Women
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Irreconcilable Differences
outlawing of gender discrimination in education, sports, obtaining financial credit -
Women on Strike
On the fifteenth anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, women went on strike in cities across the United States -
Gloria Steinem's Ms. Magazine was founded
Publicized the problems ordinary women faces, inspirational stories of successful women, and covered the grassroots of activists efforts across the country -
Take Back The Night march
To publicize date rape, annual march on college campuses was launched. -
Third Wave Feminism
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Anita Hill Case
Anita Hill lodged 11th hour sexual harassment allegations against Clarence Thomas -
Year of the Woman
Dubbed the "Year of the Woman" after 24 women won seats in the House of Representatives and 3 more won seats in the Senate -
Fourth Wave Feminism
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Caroline Criado Perez
Organized a gathering outside the Bank of England shouting women's representation rights -
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton becomes first democratic presidential US woman to read ticket of major party. -
Me Too Movement
