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The Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment is re-introduced into Congress. -
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Women Rights
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Women's Equality Day
Congress officially recognized August 26 as Women's Equality Day. -
Equal Rights Amendment is Passes
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Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King scores an enormous victory for female athletes when she beats Bobby Riggs in "The tennis tournament watched by nearly 48,000,000 people." -
Women's Right to First Trimester Abortions Without State Intervention.
In Roe v. Wade, U.S. Supreme Court affirms women's right to first trimester abortions without state intervention. -
Women Go to College
Hundreds of colleges are offering women's studies courses. Additionally, 230 women's centers on college campuses provide support services for women students. -
Ella Grasso
Ella Grasso of Connecticut becomes the first woman Governor elected in her own right. -
First Women's Bank
The first women's bank opens, in New York City. -
More Women Than Men in College
For the first time in history, more women than men enter college. -
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed first woman U.S. Supreme Court justice. -
Deadline for ERA ratification expires
Deadline for ERA ratification expires -
Geraldine Ferraro
Geraldine Ferraro is first woman from a major political party nominated as Vice President. -
Anita Hill
Senate confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas as U.S. Supreme Court justice and testimony of Anita Hill raise awareness of sexual harassment. -
Women Run for Public Office
More women run for and are elected to public office than in any other year in United States history. -
Women Paid More
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, Latinas 54 cents. -
Women in US Summer Olympics
US women's spectacular 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 since the passage of Title IX. -
The Fight for Equality is Waged on Many Fronts
Women are seeking political influence, better education, health reform, job equity, and legal reform.
