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Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment is reintroduced into congress. -
Schiltz v. Wheaton Glass Co.
In Schlitz v. Wheaton Glass Co. a US court appeals rules that jobs held by men and women need to be "substaintly equal" but not "identical" to fall under the protection of the Equal Pay Act. -
Mrs. Magazine
Mrs. Magazine is published in the New York magazine. 300,000 copies are sold out in 8 days. The magazine becomes the major forum for feminist voices. Cofounder and editor Gloria Steinem is launched as an icon of the modern feminist movement.