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Alice Paul
Helped pass the 19th amendment: women's right to vote
Introduced the first equal rights amendment
Embraced quaker principles
National Women's Party support female political candidates
The ERA was reintroduced until it passed both houses
World women's party to lobby the league of nations to include an equal rights clause in its charter.
campaigned to include gender equality into 1964 civil rights act http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/history.htm -
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Women's Rights
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Equal Pay Act
Pay gap between men and women
Signed by John F. Kennedy
Prohibits sex discrimination in employment compensation (payment)
Similar employment- must be performed under similar working conditions
statistical analysis
When an employee finds out about discriminatory practice they must bring action within 180 days
In the case of equal pay, employer must increase the pay of the worker receiving less; may not reduce the pay of the worker making higher wages https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/epa.cfm -
Civil Rights Act- Title VII
A federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, and religion.
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm
https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/titleviiofthecivilrightsactof1964.aspx -
Major Accomplishment: 1964 Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act prohibited sex discrimination in the workplace so women would have more job opportunities.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/sociology-and-social-reform/social-reform/womens-movement
http://www.nwhp.org/resources/womens-rights-movement/detailed-timeline/ -
Major Accomplishment: Griswold v. Connecticut
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Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) passes the house
The ERA passed the Senate and then the House of Representatives, then sent to the states for ratification.
Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied on account of sex, the Congress shall have the power to enforce.
Only had 35 states of the 38, they needed.
Although ERA wasn’t ratified, 21 states added similar amendments to their state constitutions https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/march-22-1972-equal-right-amendment-for-women-passed-by-congress/comment-page-1/?_r=0 -
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
This act banned the discrimination against the sex of a person.
It focused on making sure no one is denied the right to a financial aid or denied to any educational program based on sex. -
Roe v. Wade
US supreme court confirms women’s right to legally have an abortion. Women can get an abortion during any time of their pregnancy.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/04/us/roe-v-wade-fast-facts/ -
Continued Problems
Women are still working towards obtaining accommodations for pregnant women and ending the pay gap.
http://www.aauw.org/research/the-simple-truth-about-the-gender-pay-gap/
