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First Women's Right Convention
Held in Senaca Falls, New York.
Convention called for equal treatment for women under the law and voting rights. -
Equal Right Amendement was first introduced to Congress
The Equal Right Amendment (ERA) states that equal rights under the law shall not be denied or abriged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Reintroduced in 1972, and periodically until March 2013. ERA has never been passed. -
Chicano Movement/El Movimiento 1946-1970s
Mendez v. Westminster School District, the Supreme Court prevented segregation of Latino school children from White. -
African American Civil Rights Movement c. 1954-1968
1954 Brown v. Board of Education established that separate schools for Black and White students is unconstitutional. -
Beginnings of Multicultural Education, 1960s - 1970s
The 1960s and 1970s saw the earliest conceptulization of multicultural education. This was a direct response to movements to create social equality. -
National Organization for Women (NOW) Founded
NOW was founded in 1966. ERA was reintroduced in 1972. -
Indian Civil Rights Act/Indian Bill of Rights
Native Americans were granted civil rights in 1968. The American Indian Movement (AIM) was also established in 1968. -
First Gay Liberation Day March in New York City
Activism in the GLBTQ communities contributed to the push for school reform.. -
James Banks - 1980s
James Bank emerged as a leader in the emerging body of scholarship examining education in the United States. -
Sonia Nieto - mid to late 1980s
K-12 Teachers-turned-scholars built on the work of James Banks to develop framework for equal education opportunity and examining the connection between school transformation and social change. -
Peter McLaren - 1990s
Scholars like Peter McLaren explored themes of social justice, critical thinking and equal opportunity in the 1990s. -
Geneva Gay
Development of Multicultural Education scholarship and frameworks continue today with work from eaders and scholars like Geneva Gay.
