Women's rights

"Ain't I A Woman"

Jun 1, 1851

Sojourner Truth gives her famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in 1851.

National Woman's Suffrage Association

Jun 1, 1869

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association.

19th Amendement

Aug 18, 1920

The 19th amendment is ratified by congress, granting women the right to vote in the United States.

Birth control

Jun 1, 1921

Margaret Sanger founded the American Birth Control League, the first public group in the United States advocating for the use of birth control.

Nellie Tayloe Ross

Jul 15, 1925

Nellie Tayloe Ross is inaugurated as the first woman governor in the United States in Wyoming.

Amelia Earhart

May 20, 1932

Amelia Earhart is the first woman to ever fly nonstop from one continent to another.

WAAC

May 15, 1942

The first women's branch of the military was started, first as an auxiliary corps, in 1942 as the WAAC.

Enovid

Jun 1, 1960

Enovid, the first legal birth control pill, goes on the market in 1960.

Equal Pay Act

Jun 10, 1963

The Equal Pay Act is signed and passed into law by John F. Kennedy on June 10th, 1963, prohibiting sex-based wages.

Civil Rights Act

Jun 1, 1964

The Civil Rights Act outlaws sexual discrimination in 1964.

Ms. Magazine

Apr 14, 1976

Ms. Magazine became the first magazine to ever feature the subject of domestic violence on the cover, starting a public discussion of domestic abuse.

U.S. Supreme Court

Jun 1, 1981

Sandra Day O’Connor becomes the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

First Woman in Space

Jun 18, 1983

Sally Ride becomes the first woman to ever go to space, traveling as an astronaut with NASA in 1983.

First First Lady Elected

Jun 1, 2005

In 2005 Hillary Rodham Clinton become the first ever First Lady to be elected into public office.

First female billionaire

Apr 14, 2012

Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, becomes the first ever self-made female billionaire