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The Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraceptive, commonly known as "the Pill," for sale as birth control in the United States
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The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan was published.
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In 1964, Chisholm ran for and was elected to the New York State Legislature.
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The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was signed into law by President John F. Kennedy.
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U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including the Title VII prohibition of discrimination based on sex.
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In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court struck down a law restricting access to contraception for married couples.
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President Johnson amended Executive Order 11246, which dealt with affirmative action, to include sex discrimination on the list of prohibited employment discrimination.
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Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
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The Women's Equity Action League broke off from NOW to avoid the "controversial" issues of sexuality, reproductive choice and the Equal Rights Amendment.
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The EEOC ruled that being female was not a bona fide occupational qualification of being a flight attendant
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The Miss America protest was a demonstration at the Miss America Pageant
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NOW activists marched in Washington D.C. for Mother's Day, demanding "Rights, Not Roses."
