Women's Rights Movement

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    Woman's Suffrage

    This was a time for change in the US
  • National Women’s Suffrage Movement formed

    National Women’s Suffrage Movement formed

    A movement that pushed for equal rights for both genders.
  • Margaret Sanger opens first birth control clinic in the United States

    Margaret Sanger opens first birth control clinic in the United States

    This was a major action for the Women's rights movement.
  • 19th Amendment of the United States

    19th Amendment of the United States

    The right to vote will not be determined by gender.

  • Jeanette Rankin elected to Congress

    She was elected to Congress from the state of Montana. She was again elected in 1940
  • The Alaska Equal Rights Act signed into law

    The Alaska Equal Rights Act signed into law

    Made it illegal in Alaska to discriminate based on race.
  • Civil Rights Movement launched

    Civil Rights Movement launched

    This was one of the most historic movements ever.
  • FDA Approves first birth control pill

    FDA Approves first birth control pill

    This was a major moment in the Women's rights movement.
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    Women's Liberation

    A movement to make both genders equal.
  • The Feminine Mystique was written

    The Feminine Mystique was written

    A book that inspired many women's activists
  • Equal Pay Act was signed into law

    Equal Pay Act was signed into law

    This stated that women are to be paid the same as men.
  • Civil Rights act signed

    Civil Rights act signed

    This was a major event for the advancement of equal rights.
  • Roe v. Wade Court Case

    Roe v. Wade Court Case

    Protected abortion as a fundamental right.
  • Title IX was passed into law

    Title IX was passed into law

    Prohibited sex discrimination in education
  • "Battle of the Sexes"

    "Battle of the Sexes"

    A tennis match that furthered women's sports.
  • Sandra Day O’Connor sworn in to US Supreme Court

    Sandra Day O’Connor sworn in to US Supreme Court

    The first woman to ever be elected there.