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Demitreus Remy
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Demitreus Remy
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The Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive, commonly known as (the Pill) for sale as birth control in the US.
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President John F Kennedy issued an executive order establishing the Presidents Commission on the Status of Women.
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The Equal Pay Act is passed by Congress, promising equitable wages for the same work regardless of the race, religion, national origin or sex of the worker.
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Betty Friedan's book Feminine Mystique sparks the contemporary feminist movement.
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The Civil Rights Act outlaws sex discrimination
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In Gris wold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court struck down a law restricting access to contraception for married couples.
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The National Organization for Women (NOW) is organized
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The National Organization for Women, known as NOW was founded. NOW set up task forces to work on key women's issues.
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which dealt with affirmative action to include gender discrimination on the list of prohibited employment discrimination.
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The feminist group New York Radical Women formed in New York City
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Shirley Chisholm becomes the first black woman elected to the House
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NOW formed a special committee to launch a major campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment
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Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to the US House of Representatives
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The radical feminist group Redstockings began in New York
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The Supreme Court denies states the right to exclude women from juries
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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act bans employment discrimination against pregnant women
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Sandra Day O Connor becomes the first woman seated on the United States Supreme Court
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The Equal Rights Amendment fails ratification by the states
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The Equal Rights Amendment fails ratification by the states.
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Sally Ride becomes the first American woman to ride into space, she proves that women can go to space just like men.
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A record breaking number of women is elected to congress
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The Supreme Court rules that sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal
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Madeleine Albright become the first female secretary of state.
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Condoleezza Rice serves as the first female African American Secretary of State
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Hillary Rodham Clinton announces her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination
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Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female speaker of the House
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Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female speaker of the House.
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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin becomes the first woman to run for vice president on the Republican ticket
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Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes the third woman to hold the post of Secretary of State
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Congress has a record number of women with 104 female House members and 21 female Senators including the chambers first Latina Nevada Sen
