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  • Formal Inquiry

    Formal Inquiry
    John F. Kennedy ordered a formal inquiry of women's postition in society. Found that women experience discrimination in the workplace. Yang, Caroline. Slideshow: Tuesday's Protest and Arrests. Digital image. MPRNews. Minnesota Public Radio, 8 Sept. 2008. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
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  • The Feminine Mystique

    The Feminine Mystique
    Betty Frideden wrote a book titled The Feminine Mystique. It was about how women feel trapped by domestic life and how they are not fufilled by it. Sparked a national debate on women's rights and their roles. Green4liberty. The Feminine Mystique. Digital image. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 18 Apr. 2015. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
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  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Banned gender discrimination in employment. Also made a program to enforce it called Equal Employment Oppurtunity Commission. Arwine, Barbara R., Samuel Bagenstos, Nicholas Espiritu, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Jennifer Lee, Clay Risen, Peter Schuck, Nina Totenberg, and Mark K. Updegrove. Behind the Civil Rights Act. Digital image. Npr. Npr, 2 Apr. 2014. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
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  • National Organizaton for Women

    National Organizaton for Women
    They fought gender discrimination and sought to end violence against women and wanted abortion rights. They did this with nonviolent protests. National Organization for Women. Digital image. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
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  • First African American Women elected to Congress and to run for president

    First African American Women elected to Congress and to run for president
    Shirley Chrisholm was elected to Congress in 1972 and later ran for president as well. Anastrophe. Shirley Chrisholm. Digital image. Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 2015. Web. 27 Apr. 2015.
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  • Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade
    The Supreme Court ruled that abortion could not be banned in states. This case started a debate that still goes on today. McBride, Alex. Roe v Wade (1973). Digital image. The Supreme Court. PBS, Dec. 2006. Web. 30 Apr. 2015.
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  • Start of the Equal Rights Amendment

    Start of the Equal Rights Amendment
    They wanted equal treament for men and women everywhere. NOW organized a march but people saw the bill as a threat to traditional family life. Francis, Roberta W. The History Behind the Equal Rights Amendment. Digital image. The Equal Rights Amendment. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2015.
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  • The Feminist Movement Slows

    The Feminist Movement Slows
    People thought that a lot of the leaders were just wealthy white women who didn't stand for all women. Many women thought that the movement offered little to address the problems they faced. Jackson, Kevin. Women Can Thank Women's Movement...for Nothing. Digital image. The Black Sphere. Liberty Alliance, n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2015.
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  • ERA fails to become a law

    ERA fails to become a law
    They were only 3 states short of radification. Phyllis Schlafly was a critic of the amendment and thought it would take away legal protections of women.
    The Equal Rights Amendment. Digital image. The Equal Rights Amendment. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2015.
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