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Publishing of "Feminine Mystique"
Betty Friedan published her book on the insight of women during the 1950s to early 60s. Her book included the lack of job oppertunity, unequal pay, and dull lives of women. This was a huge influence to the revolution. -
The Equal Pay Act is established.
Nearly 20 years after its inception, the law requiring equal pay and treatment for workers, male and female, was passed. This helped change the workforce considerably. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is established
This new act was to prevent discrimination in the workplace on account of race, sex, etc. -
Griswold v. Connecticut
This case banned the prohibition of contraceptives outside of marriage. This cased rulled the Constituion protected a right to privacy. -
NOW created
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was created by the writer of Femine Mystique, Betty Friedan. The organization's purpose is "To take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men." -
The 1968 Miss America Pageant Protests
The New York Radical Women, a women's organization, protested the 1968 Miss America Pageant in New Jersey, claiming it was sexist and racist, and only portrayed women as mindless sex objects. -
NARAL Pro-Choice meets for the first time
This organization is founded, being the first pro-choice group. -
Abortion is legalized in Roe v. Wade
Roe wins in the case, Roe v. Wade, and abortion is legalized. Overtime, abortion rights have diminished. -
The Martital Rape Law established
A law was created in Nebraska to criminlize rape between married couples in Nebraska. -
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National Women's Conference
Over 20,000 women gathered in Dallas, Texas, the first women gathering since Seneca Falls Convention.
