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Mrs. Theodore Atkinson Jr.
An oil on canvas piece painted by John Singleton Copley -
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Revolutionary War
America's fight for independence -
Loss of right to vote for women in New Jersey
The male legislation abolished women suffrage in New Jersey -
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1830s Abolition Movement
Women sought to free the slaves so as to raise awarenes to their (the womens') inequality too. -
School for Women
The Mount Holyoke College is founded for women to have a higher education -
Women in Medical School
Women were allowed to attend John Hopkins Medical School -
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World War I
During the Great War, many women worked in factories while their husbands were out fighting. -
Ratification of the 19th Amendment
This amendment allowed all women of any race to excercise the right to vote. -
American Birth Control League
Founded by Margaret Sanger to fight for women to have the right to control when they get pregnent. -
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Great Depression
After the U.S. entered the war, many unemployed women and men found new jobs from the home front to support the war. -
First Female U.S. Senator
Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas was elected the first women in the U.S. Senate -
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World War II
During World War II more and more women took jobs as factory workers. -
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Founded by Margaret Sanger -
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter was painted by Norman Rockwell, and it depicts the working women during World War II. -
Day Shift
Painted by Francis Criss, this painting depicts a woman working in a factory during WWII. -
Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan writes this book to protest the discrimination against women in the work place -
Roe vs. Wade
The Supreme Court ruled that women had the right to have an abortion. -
Dolly Parton
A portrait of Dolly Parton done by Andy Warhol -
NOTE!! The events that have the date January 1 only have that date because I could not find the actual day, and this website requires an actual date.
The events that have the date January 1 only have that date because I could not find the actual day, and this website requires an actual date.
