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The Progression of Women's Rights

  • Women Gain RIght To Vote

    Women Gain RIght To Vote
    On August 26th 1920, the United States Constitution was offically ratified to include the 19th amendment which finally gave American women the right to vote in government elections.
  • Sager Founds Birth Control League

    Sager Founds Birth Control League
    On April 5th, 1921, the American Birth Control League, created by Margaret Sager, was offically recognized and taken into law under the state of New York. This eventually gave way to the Planned Parenthood Program in the 1940's.
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    World War 2

    Around 350,000 women served the United States of America during World War 2, helping both on the battle field as nurses and "secret soldiers" and at home to supply goods for the war effort.
  • Commisson on Status of Women Meets for First TIme

    Commisson on Status of Women Meets for First TIme
    President John F. Kennedy formed this commission in order to prmote woman's rights. He appointed Eleanor Roosevelt as chairwoman and the group worked to establish paid maternity leave, affordable child care, and fair hiring practices.
  • Sally Ride

    Sally Ride
    Sally Ride became the first ever woman astronaut, spending a total of 6 days in space during a time when only 25% of NASA's emplyees were women.
  • T-Swizzle

    T-Swizzle
    Taylor Swift becomes the first female artist of all time to have two albums sell over one million copies within their first week on the market. (She's perfect) (And shows how far women have come)