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Second World War
7 million women take the jobs of men as they are called to serve for the army. -
Death of Eva Perón
In Argentina -
Second Sex
De Beauvoir's Second Sex published in the USA -
Rosa Parks - Bus
Rosa Parks protests sparks Montgomery Bus Boycott -
Birth Control
Birth control pill approved for marketing -
Status of Women
Presidential Commission on the Status of Women established. -
The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique published. -
Pay Act
Equal Pay Act signed into law by Kennedy. -
VII of Civil Rights Act
Tittle VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits sex discrimination in employment. -
NOW
National Organization for Women founded. -
Picket Miss America
Radical feminists picket Miss America pageant in Atlantc City. -
Shirley Chisholm elected to congress
Shirley Chisholm becomes first black woman to be elected to the Congress. -
After Black Power, Women's Liberation
Gloria Steinem publishes 'After Black Power, Women's Liberation'. -
ERA
Equal Rights Amendment passed by Senate (fails to win ratification by a majority of state legislatures). -
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade decisions gives women right to chose on abortion. -
Mother of Plaza de Mayo
Mother of Plaza de Mayo protest against regime in Argentna. -
Janet Reno
Janet Reno becomes US Attorney General. -
Kim Campbell becomes minister
Kim Campbell becomes the first female prime minister of Canada.
