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Womans Rights

By ryleedesmarais

  • Schultz v. Wheaton

    Schultz v. Wheaton
    In Schultz v. Wheaton, the U.S. Court of Appeals rules that jobs for by men and women need to be equal, but not identical to fall under the protection of the Equal Pay Act. An employer cannot change the job titles of women workers in order to pay them less than me.

  • Equal Rights Admendment

    Equal Rights Admendment
    The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is passed by Congress and sent to the states for ratification. The admendment says, "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." The amendment was taken away in 1982 when not enough of the 38 states ratified it.

  • Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade
    As a result of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court established another woman's right to safe and legal abortion, overturning the anti-abortion laws of many states.

  • Womans Education

    Womans Education
    Hundreds of colleges are offering women's studies courses and at least 230 women's centers on college campuses provide support services for women students.

  • Sandra Day O'Connor

    Sandra Day O'Connor
    President Ronald Reagan nominates Sandra Day O'Connor to become the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. As an associate justice, O’Connor becomes the crucial swing vote for many cases where the Court is split along ideological lines.

  • Emily's List

    Emily's List
    EMILY's List (Early Money Is Like Yeast) is a financial network for pro-choice Democratic women running for national political office. This organization makes an impact on the numbers of women elected to Congress.

  • Talk Shows

    Talk Shows
    Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show when "The Oprah Winfrey Show" debuts.

  • Pay Wages

    Pay Wages
    Women are now paid 71 cents for every dollar paid to men. The range is from 64 cents for working-class women to 77 cents for professional women with doctorates. Black women earned 65 cents, and others payed 55 cents.

  • Eileen Collins

    Eileen Collins
    Lt. Col. Eileen Collins becomes the first American woman to pilot a Space Shuttle.

  • Sports

    Sports
    US women's success in the Summer Olympics (19 gold medals, 10 silver, 9 bronze) is the result of large numbers of girls and women active in sports.