In what ways has the Women's Rights Movement impacted American soccer?

  • Soccer was created

    Soccer was created
    On this day eleven representatives from London and some schools met at Freemason's Tavern to talk about how they could make it easier to control the soccer matches. The main reason for this meeting was to figure out the formation and rules for the Football Association.
  • Women's Rights Movement

    Women's Rights Movement
    The 19th Amendment to the constitution, granting women the right to vote, is signed into law by secretary of state Bainbridge Colby.
  • Frist women's Soccer team

    Frist women's Soccer team
    The first women's Soccer team was Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C which was one of the first known women's Association football teams in England. Their First game was December 25, 1917.
  • Title IX

    Title IX
    Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of the sex in any federally funded education program or activity.
  • FIFA Women's World Cup

    FIFA Women's World Cup
    This is a very important date for U.S Women's soccer becuase it marks the starte of the women's first FIFA World Cup. The Cup only consisted of Twelve teams that had to be FIFA representatives.
  • U.S. women won the World Cup

     U.S. women won the World Cup
    The 1999, FIFA Women's World Cup, was won by the United States against China, on July 10 at the Rose Bowl. Most people said that right after the U.S women won the world cup in 1999, Women's soccer has grown to popularity.
  • FIFA Women's world cup win

    FIFA Women's world cup win
    The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was their seventh win. They played agains Japan and won 5-2.