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Women's History Project
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Supreme Court upholds Oregon’s 10-hour workday for women
The supreme court basically justified sex discrimination. The bill that the state upheld was just "trying to keep women healthy." -
First woman elected to congress
Jeannette Rankin becomes the first woman elected to Congress. Even though the 19th amendment wouldn't come for another four years, Rankin brought attention to women's suffrage, child protection laws, and prohibition. -
Women can vote!
The 19th amendment grants women the right to vote. This finally allows women an opportunity for their voice to be heard. -
Fair Labor Standards Act upholds minimum wage regardless of sex
This allowed women to be considered equal in the workplace. Women could make the same wages as a man so a family could have two "breadwinners" -
Women’s branches established in the military
Women having their own branch in the military allowed them to be a part of the united states's protection. -
Rosa Parks’s refusal to vacate a “whites only” bus seat
this event prompted black and white women to join together to fight segregation. -
National Organization of Women (NOW) founded
this group acted as a voice for women's rights. -
Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in public education
This allowed children the same opportunities and made them equal because they learned the same things in school. -
Sandra Day O’Connor becomes first woman appointed to the Supreme Court
This was the first step in diversifying the justice system since before this event all justices were white men. -
Eve Ensler’s Vagina Monologues first performed
this was a broadway show that basically discussed all of wmen's issues. -
March for Women’s Lives in Washington, D.C., protests Bush policies on abortion and women’s healthcare
The April 25, 2004, March for Women's Lives drew a record 1.15 million people to Washington, D.C., to protect and advance access to a full range of reproductive health care options, including abortion, birth control and emergency contraception.
