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First Women’s Rights Convention
This convention was held in New York and organized by women activists'. The convention adopted the and signed the Declaration of Sentiments by 300 attendees; all whom created a women's movement that called for equality between men and women. This eventually led to the creation of the 19th amendment that granted women's rights. Some important people involved were Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Fredrick Douglass. -
National Woman Suffrage Association
A prominent women's advocacy group in the US. Founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B, Anthony in the 1869. This association focused on the security for the right to vote for women through federal constitutional amendments. Not only that, it was the most influential women's rights organization, being an important factor to the 19th amendment. -
Ratification of the 19th Amendment into the Constitution
The required number of states ratified this amendment officially. The key part of this Amendment was ensuring the right to vote for all citizens and shall not be denied because of gender. Not only that, it marked an important stage to the women's long fight for equality. -
Equal Pay Act
This Act required that men and women in the same workplace would be given equal pay for substantially equal work. It abolished wage dispraity based on sex and was signed as a law by John F. Kennedy with his New Founder Program. -
Civil Rights Act
When President Lyndon B, Johnson came into office, he signed this act into law. Title VII bans employment discrimination based on race, religion and national origin of sex. -
Title IX of the Education Amendments
Signed into law by President Richard Nixon. This law provides, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance" -
Roe v. Wade decision
Landmark decision by the Supreme Court in which Court ruled that the Constitution of U.S generally protected a right to have an abortion. -
Violence Against Women Act
Signed by President Bill Clinton which is apart of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. These provided funding for programs that helped victims of domestic assaults, violence, rapes, and other general gender-related violence towards women. -
U.S military ban revoke
Women are finally able to serve in combat positions within the military as they please from the ban against women serving has been removed. -
Presidential nomination
Hillary Clinton became the first women to receive a presidential nomination from a major political party..