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Republican Motherhood
It centered on the belief that the patriots' daughters should be raised to uphold the ideals of republicanism, in order to pass on republican values to the next generation. They were believed to be essential for the upbringing of virtuous men that a republic called for. This belief helped women gain higher literacy rates. -
The First Sexually Integrated Jury Hears Cases
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Abigail Adams writes a letter to her husband telling him to, "Remember the ladies..."
This letter was written to John Adams and the Continental Congress to persuade them to "remember the ladies" when fighting for independence.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abigail-adams-urges-husband-to-remember-the-ladies -
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The Cult of Domesticity
Also known as the Cult of True Womanhood. They were social guidelines that middle-class and upper-class women followed during this time. Welter states that, "true womanhood held that women were designed exclusively for the roles of wife and mother and were expected to cultivate Piety, Purity, Submissiveness, and Domesticity in all their relations," in her article from 1966.
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Mississippi Grants Married Women the Right to Own Property
Mississippi was the first state to grant women the right to own property, but they had to be married and had to have their husbands permission. -
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Women's Suffrage Movement/First Wave of Feminism
Women protested and struggled to get the right to vote in the US.
The focus was on getting the voting right, but also to get property rights with permission from their husbands
https://www.womenshistory.org/resources/general/woman-suffrage-movement
http://www.ohiohumanities.org/betty-friedan-the-three-waves-of-feminism/ -
Married Women's Property Act Passed under New York Legislation
Women could own property with the permission of their husband.
https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/applied-and-social-sciences-magazines/married-womens-property-act-1848 -
Elizabeth Blackwell Graduates Medical School
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to graduate medical school in the United States. She graduated from Geneva College in New York.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elizabeth-blackwell-becomes-first-woman-to-receive-medical-degree -
Seneca Falls Convention Held in New York
There were 300 people that attended, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. The Declaration of Sentiments was signed by both men and women.
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Sojourner Truth gives "Ain't I a Woman?" Speech at Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio
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The National Women Suffrage Association was Founded
It was founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. This association organized the woman's suffrage movement. -
Wyoming Passes America's First Woman Suffrage Law
Women could vote and hold office
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wyoming-grants-women-the-vote -
National Association of Colored Women was Founded
It was founded by Mary Church Terrell, Ida B. Wells, Harriet Tubman and Frances Harper in Washington D.C.
https://www.mylifetime.com/she-did-that/july-21-1896-mary-church-terrell-founded-the-national-association-of-colored-women-in-washington-d-c -
The First Birth Control Clinic in the US was opened
Margaret Sanger opened it in Brownsville, Brooklyn. She had to deal with may legal issues since the Comstock Laws made birth control illegal. -
Jeannette Rankin was sworn into Congress as a member of the House of Representative
She was the first woman to have been elected and sworn into Congress.
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Generation of Flappers
Women in the 1920s that wore short "Flapper" dresses and cut their hair short. They rebelled by dressing, acting and looking unlike how women were supposed to act during this time - "unladylike." -
Ratification of the 19th Amendment
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/19th-amendment-1 -
Amelia Earhart Begins Flying Across the Atlantic
She was the first woman and second pilot to do this flight alone.
https://pioneersofflight.si.edu/content/amelia-earhart-solos-atlantic -
Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat on a Bus
She refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in protest to segregation - separate, but equal.
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Second Wave of Feminism
Focused on discrimination and inequality against women in economic, social and political aspects of life.
http://www.ohiohumanities.org/betty-friedan-the-three-waves-of-feminism/ -
FDA approves the First Birth Control Pill
The first birth control pills approved were called Enovid and manufactured by Searle.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fda-approves-the-pill -
"The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan was Published
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JFK Signs the Equal Pay Act
The Equal Pay Act prohibited wage discrimination due to sex.
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LBJ signs the Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination based on race, sex, religion or national origin.
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act -
The National Organization for Women was Founded
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded with the help of Betty Friedan. NOW, “grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change, eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life.”
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First Issue of Ms. Magazine
Ms. magazine is an American feminist magazine that was created by Gloria Steinem. -
National Women's Political Caucus Founded
NWPC was founded by Gloria Steinem to increase women's roles in politics. -
President Nixon Signs Title IX of the Education Amendments Act
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
https://www.justice.gov/crt/overview-title-ix-education-amendments-1972-20-usc-1681-et-seq -
Roe v. Wade
U.S. Supreme Court decides that the Constitution protects women's rights to abortion.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roe-v-wade
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Female Tennis Player Billie Jean King Beats Bobby Riggs in "The Battle of the Sexes" Tennis Match
The match was aired on TV and there were 90 million viewers. The winner, Billie Jean King got $100,000.
https://www.history.com/news/billie-jean-king-wins-the-battle-of-the-sexes-40-years-ago -
Susan B. Anthony Dollar
Susan B. Anthony's head was depicted on the US silver dollar. It was minted from 1979 to 1981 and again in 1999.
