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Victorian Era
Queen Victolria's reign. Culturally there was a lot of emphasis on women being proper, pure, and respectable -
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First Wave Feminsim
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Proserpine, Hiram Powers
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Seneca Falls Convention
a convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women -
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World War I
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19th Amendment
The 19th Amendment makes voting a Constitutional right for women -
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World War II
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Day Shift- Francis Criss
Francis Criss creates Day Shift as pro-war propaganda. It is hung in Doctor's offices to incite patriotism and encouraqge, among other things, the purchase of war bonds. -
Post WWII Racism and Sexism
After WWII, White men returned to the U.S. to see their rightful "place" in society being encroached upon. Progress was made for women and minorities while so many men were away at war, so when the men returned they had to use rascism and sexism to regain their power. -
The First National Women's Rights Convention
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United Nations enacts Convention of the Political Rights of Women
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First Contraceptive Pill approved by U.S. FDA
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Studio-- End of Day, John Koch
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Second Wave Feminism
Feminists focus on social issue, previously suffragettes had simply focused on winning the vote. Issues like rape, abortion, and sexual harrassment began to be discussed. -
Equal Pay Act is Passed
Didn't go into effect until a year later
