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The Beginning of Gatherings
On July 19 to July 20, 1848, the first women's right meeting was held in Seneca Falls, New York. -
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Women's Right Movement
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National Woman Suffrage Association
Was founded by Elizabeth Candy Stanton and Susan B. Anthony -
Equal Pay for Equal Work
A law was passed that allowed women who had federal jobs receive equal pay for the equaly work they did -
Denial of Voting Right
The Supreme Court rejected Virginia Minor's claim that she is being deprived by the law that only grants her one of the "privilages and Immunities" -
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Women came back together with a new argument. They started saying that women should vote because they are different. -
Start of Women Voting
Many western states started extending the right to vote to women -
World War 1
The start of ww1 slowed down the women's sufferage campaign but did, however, help them out. Also women had to take over a lot of the "men's" work while they were away at war. -
19th Amendment
In 1920, the 19th amendment was added to the Constitution. it allowed women the right to vote. -
Equal Rights
Women prosed that the government should add an amendment that abolished all discrimination and bias towards gender -
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt was appointed Chairwomen by President John F. Kennedy -
Equal Pay Act
Law passed that told employers they must give equal pay to women and men -
Civil Rights Protection
Lyndon B. Johnson extended the Civil Rights Protection to women -
Women Working
When more women entered the work force they only jobs available were the traditional secretary, nurse, librarian, telephone operator, and teacher -
Education Amendments
Law passed that requires all schools receiving federal funds must provide equal access to programs by both men and women -
Discrimination Against Pregnancy
Discrimination against females who are pregnant was banned. Employers cannot question about whether a women is planning to have children or not -
Fair Pay Act
Law that gives empoyees the right to sue their employer for pay discrimination
