Feminist Timeline - Angel Hammond and Nikki Grashel

By hammonda21
  • President Kennedy appointed the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.

    President Kennedy appointed the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.

  • Women were paid less than men.

  • The Civil Rights Act was created.

    The Civil Rights Act was created.

  • Of Women 8% graduated med school and 5% law school.

  • Congress banned gender discrimination.

    Congress banned gender discrimination.

  • The Equal Rights Amendment was established.

  • The right to an abortion was passed.

  • The Equal Rights Amendment was not ratified.

    The Equal Rights Amendment was not ratified.

  • Of Women 42% graduated med school and 44% law school

  • Me Too Movement was established to assist survivors of sexual assult for women.

    Me Too Movement was established to assist survivors of sexual assult for women.

  • Nancy Pelosi was the first female speaker for the house.

    Nancy Pelosi was the first female speaker for the house.

  • Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was the first to run for Vice President.

    Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was the first to run for Vice President.

  • The Paycheck Fairness Act was established.

    The Paycheck Fairness Act was established.

  • A ban on women in military was removed.

    A ban on women in military was removed.

  • Women's march, 4.6 million people marched through Washington D.C. for women's rights.

    Women's march, 4.6 million people marched through Washington D.C. for women's rights.

  • Works Cited

    Burkett, Elinor, and Laura Brunell. “Feminism.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 8 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/topic/feminism/The-third-wave-of-feminism .
    “Stepping Through History.” U.S. News & World Report, U.S. News & World Report, www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2017-01-20/timeline-the-womens-rights-movement-in-the-us .