Feminist

By hallb21

  • 1777

    All states pass laws which take away women's rights to vote.

  • 1839

    The first state (Mississippi) grants women the right to hold property in their own names – with permission from their husbands.

  • 1848

    At Seneca Falls, New York, 300 women and men sign the Declaration of Sentiments, a plea for the end of discrimination against women.

  • 1890

    The first state (Wyoming) grants women the right to vote in all elections.

  • 1916

    Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, is the first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • 1920

    The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, ensuring the right of women to vote.

  • 1932

    Frances Perkins becomes the first female cabinet member, she was appointed secretary of labor by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

  • 1932

    Hattie Wyatt Caraway, of Arkansas, becomes the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.

  • 1963

    The Equal Pay Act is passed by Congress, promising equitable wages for the same work, regardless of the color, race, religion, national origin or gender of the worker.

  • 1964

    Title VII of the Civil Rights Act passes, prohibiting sex discrimination in employment. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is created.

  • 1972

    Title IX of the Education Amendments prohibits sex discrimination in all aspects of the education field that receive federal support.

  • 1975

    The Supreme Court denies states the right to exclude women from juries.

  • 1997

    Madeleine Albright become the first female secretary of state.

  • 2013

    The ban against women in military combat positions is removed, overturning a 1994 Pentagon decision restricting women from combat roles.

  • 2017

    Congress has a record high of women, with 104 female House members and 21 female Senators, including the chamber's first Latina, Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.