WITWF

By mstatskey19

  • International Ladies Garment Union

    Formed by the gathering of 7 local unions, most of the women were Jewish immigrants.

  • Womens Trade Union League

    First national association dedicated to organise women workers.

  • Mary Harris Jones

    Led a 125-mile march of child workers to bring their attention to the press.

  • Alice Paul and Lucy Burns

    Established the national women's party to work for women's suffrage. Aimed to pass an equal rights amendment that would make all forms of discrimination based on sex illegal.

  • Womens War council

    Financed through a federal grant, established by the war department to organize the resources of professional women.

  • The Women's right to vote

  • U.S. department of labor women's bureau

    Promoted the passage of legislation to protect working women.

  • Nellie Taylor Ross

    First women to serve as governor of a state.
    Wyoming.

  • Rosina tucker

    Organized the first black labor union.

  • Hattie Wyatt Caraway

    First woman elected into the U.S. senate, Arkansas

  • Frances Perkins

    Appointed to secretary of labor by FDR, the first women member of a presidential cabinet.

  • Luisa Moreno

    Guatemalan Immigrant, the first Hispanic vice president of a major labor union. UCAPAWA

  • Rosie the Riveters

    7 million women responded to become "Rosie the riveters" and 400000 join the military

  • Womens Pay act of 1945

    First ever legislation to require equal pay

  • Eleanor Roosevelt

    US delegation to the United Nations

  • Salt of the Earth Strike

    First major strike conducted by Women and Children

  • Business and Professional Women Foundation

    Provides many opportunities for disadvantaged women.

  • Shiley Chisholm

    First African american to run for president and is the first African american person to become a U.S. Representative.

  • Sandra Day O'Connor

    Appointed to the supreme court as the first woman Justice.

  • Geraldine Anne Ferraro

    First Female vice presidential candidate representing a major political party.

  • March declared as the Women National history Month

  • Madeleine Albright

    First woman U.S. secretary of state

  • Nancy Pelosi

    First women house democratic leader

  • Condoleezza Rice

    First African american female secretary of state

  • Hillary Clinton

    leading contender for the democratic ticket