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Equal rights amendment
She become a feminist leader after publishing an article called "After Black Power, Women's Liberation" in 1969 giving her a rise in 1970. This helped her in being able to give a speech in front of the senate on May 6th, 1970 for Equal Rights Amendment. Stating that it should not matter on one's sex to secure one's right and that there should be no denied from the U.S. or it's states. -
Address to the Women of America
She again delivered a powerful speech in Washington, D.C. at the founding of the National Women's Political Caucus. Delivering about how sex and race is just another way for organization to categorized people. She argued that in society a status seems to be one that is chosen or earned. It became one of the greatest speech in the 20th century. -
1977 National Women's Conference
Gloria attended one of the first women's conference that was backed by the US government. There were many powerful women who attended such as First lady Rosalynn Carter and so on. Many of what was spoken there was not for lawmaking but making proposals for a wider spread equality. Some outcomes from this was Declaration of American Women, Battered Women, and so on. -
Medal of freedom by President Obama
She was awarded by President Barack Obama the medal of freedom for her feminist work. Being one of the highest medal to be earned by a civilian. It shows recognition for all of her hard work on bringing equality to women and race. On the impact she has made with the feminist movement.
