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Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence states the principles which our government and our identity as Americans are based. Unlike the other founding documents, the Declaration of Independence is not legally binding but powerful. Abraham Lincoln called it “a rebuke and a stumbling-block to tyranny and oppression.” -
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American leader in the women's rights movement who, in 1848, formulated the first organized demand for woman suffrage in the United States. -
Seneca Falls Convention
Veterans of both movements converged on Seneca Falls, New York, on July 19–20, 1848, to discuss “the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women.” -
Sojourner Truth
At the 1851 Women's Rights Convention held in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth delivered what is now recognized as one of the most famous abolitionist and women's rights speeches in American history -
Ain't I a Woman by Sojourner Truth
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Lucretia Mott
Became the first president of the American Equal Rights Association, an organization formed to achieve equality for African Americans and women -
Woman Suffrage Parade
The event brought women from around the country to Washington in a show of strength and determination to obtain the ballot. -
Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a pioneer crusader for women's suffrage in the United States. She was president (1892–1900) of the National Woman Suffrage Association. -
States Began to Grant Women the Right to Vote
Local and national suffrage societies partnered with new labor and political organizations to win support. -
Women Gain Access to Birth Control
Food and Drug Administration approved the birth control pill, which allowed many women to plan if, when, and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child. -
Congress Passes the Equal Pay Act
To prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce. -
Frida Kahlo
Her paintings touched on female issues such as abortion, miscarriage, birth, breastfeeding and much more. -
Testimony Before Senate by Gloria Steinem
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Harvey Weinstein is My Monster Too by Salma Hayek
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A Century After Women Gained the Right To Vote, Majority of Americans See Work To Do on Gender Equality by Juliana Menasce Horowitz and Ruth Igielnik
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Barbie Monologue by Greta Gerwing
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The Global Backlash Against Women’s Rights by Susanné Seong-Eun Bergsten
