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First woman in the space - Valentina Tereshkova - Vostok
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The Equal Pay Act is passed by Congress.
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1964: The Civil Rights Act outlaws sex discrimination.
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1968: Shirley Chisholm becomes the first black woman elected to the House.
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1982: The Equal Rights Amendment fails ratification by the states.
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First US woman in the space - Sally Ride
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First woman to participate in an Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA) Svetlana Savitskaya - Soyuz T-12. July 25, 1984
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First U.S. woman to participate in an EVA Kathryn (Kathy) Sullivan - STS 41-G. October 11, 1984
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Dr. Ride joined the faculty at the University of California San Diego as a Professor of Physics and Director of the University of California's California Space Institute
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1993: Janet Reno becomes the first woman to hold the office of Attorney General of the United States.
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1993: The Supreme Court rules that sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal.
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First woman Space Shuttle commander Eileen Collins - STS-93.
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First woman Space Station Expedition crew member Susan Helms - Expedition 2
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Dr. Ride founded her own company
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2005: Condoleezza Rice serves as the first female African American Secretary of State
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First woman to command the International Space Station (ISS) Peggy Whitson
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2009: Sonia Sotomayor becomes the third female and first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice.
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Dr Sally Ride death
