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On the Equality of SexesJudith Sargent Murray's "On the Equality of the Sexes," Massachusetts Magazine.
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Demand for women's right to vote.
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About
General Federation of Women's Clubs was organized. -
Radical young women used the term "feminist",
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The 19th amendment was ratified. Women were granted the right to vote
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Equal Pay Act
Congress passed equal pay act. -
adopted the National Plan of Action that called for ratification of the ERA, free choice in abortion, extension of social security benefits to housewives, elimination of all discrimination against lesbians, federal and state-funded programs for victims of child abuse and for education in rape prevention, & state supported shelters for wives physically abused by husbands.
