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Women's Rights
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Kennedy Orders Astounding Investigation
From the Oval Office, President Kennedy launched an investigation into women’s position in society, as he was concerned with equality for all. The investigation found that women are paid less than men and promoted less often. Image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy -
Shocking New Publication: The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan wrote this book, which was published in New York City, to examine women's feeling of entrapment by domestic life, which brought forth debate on women's rights issues. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Signed into Effect!
Lyndon B. Johnson signed this legislation, one of the goals of Kennedy's administration in Washington D.C., which offically banned gender discriminiation in employment, but was largely ignored and remained unenforced. Image:http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_(1968) -
National Organization for Women
NOW was formed with Betty Friedan as its president, in her hotel room, after the Third National Conference of Commissions on the Status of Women, in Washington D.C., with other attendees in order to lobby Congress for women's rights. It worked to end gender discrimination and violence against women, and campaigned for abortion rights. Image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Betty_Friedan_1960.jpg -
First African American Women Sworn in to Congress
Shirley Chisholm became the first African American women in Congress, representing New York's 12th district as a Democratic Party Candidate, with the slogan "unbought and unbossed", having previously focused on welfare programs for the impoverished. Image:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Chisholm#/media/File:Shirley_Chisholm.jpg -
ERA Fails Ratification by Three States
The Equal Rights Amendment guarenteed freedom from legal discrimination, by ensuring equal application of the Constitiution to all. However, the labor movement and and social conservatives viewed it as a threat to the existing power structure. On this date, it was introduced to the Congress. Image:https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3250/3054041911_bcb4c3a8e3_o.jpg
