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Birth control "the Pill" approved
The first oral contraceptive was for sale in the United States. -
WSP strike against nuclear weapons
aprx 50,000 women brought together by Women Strike for Peace marched in 60 cities in the US against nuclear weapons. (It was the largest national women's peace protest of the 20th century.) -
The Feminine Mystique was published.
The Feminine Mystique is a 1963 book by Betty Friedan which is widely credited with starting the beginning of second-wave feminism in the US. -
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The Newark Museum exhibition
The Newark Museum exhibit "Women Artists of America: 1707-1964" looked at women's art, which was often neglected in the art world. -
EEOC founded
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Founded. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a federal agency that administers and enforces laws against discrimination in the workplace. -
National Organization for Women founded
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization founded in 1966. -
That Girl TV show first aired
Marlo Thomas (actress) began starring in the television show 'That Girl', about a young, independent, single career woman. -
New York Radical Women formed
The feminist group New York Radical Women formed in New York City. -
EEOC rules that sex-separated job advertisements are illegal
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released Executive Order 11375, banned discrimination on the basis of sex in hiring and employment in both the United States federal workforce and on the part of government contractors. -
Shirley Chisholm elected into the U.S. House of Representatives.
Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. -
Redstockings began in New York.
The radical feminist group Redstockings began in New York founded by Shulamith Firestone, Kathie Sarachild, and Ellen Willis . -
"Rights, Not Roses." protest
NOW activists marched in Washington D.C. for Mother's Day, demanding "Rights, Not Roses." -
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"Freedom for Women Week”
NOW holds a week-long action called “Freedom for Women Week” at the White House, beginning on Mother’s Day. -
Chicago Women's Liberation Union founded
CWLU, was formed in 1969 after a founding conference in Palatine, Illinois. -
National Black Feminist Organization founded
The National Black Feminist Organization (NBFO) addresses the double burden of sexism and racism faced by black women. -
Congress outlaws sex discrimination in housing
