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first women's right convention was held in Seneca Falls,NY
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Susan Anthony presents first amendment for vote to Congress
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National American Women Souffrage Movement
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Colorado becomes the first state to adopt an amendment for vote foe women
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The National Women's Trade Union League is created
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Margaret Sanger opens the first birth control clinic
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19th amendment granting the right to vote to women is signed into law
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Equal rights amendment drafted by Alice Paul is introduced in Congress
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Amelia Earhart makes the first transnational flight by woman
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JFKenedy signs the equal pay law protecting women from sex based discrimination at work
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The Civil Rights Act is signed banning discrimination on the basis of sex, color , national origin, religion and race
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The first African American woman is elected in the House of Representatives
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Equal Rights Amendment passes by Congress and is sent to the states for ratification (only 20 ratify it)
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the first female Supreme Court Justice
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Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as a US Secretary of State
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Condolezza Rice becomes the first African American woman to serve as Secretary of State
