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National Women's Trade Union League
Helped give women the opportunity to organize labor unions. -
Jeanette Rankin is elected
After leading the suffragist movement in Montana, she becomes the first woman in congress. -
The 19th Amendment passes
It states that voting rights should not be based on sex, thus giving women the ability to vote. -
Amelia Earhart
She bcomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. -
Rosie the Riveter is created
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Nuclear families
Nuclear families make the woman's role as a mother more prominent. -
NOW founded
NOW, the National Organization for Women, is the largest feminist organization in the U.S. -
Roe V Wade
The court case establishes that women have the right to a safe and legal abortion. -
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Lt. Col. Eileen Collins
Eileen Collins became the first American woman to pilot a Space Shuttle. -
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female Speaker of the House
