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19th Amendment is ratified
Ratification of the 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote. -
American Birth Control League is founded
Margaret Sanger founds the American Birth Control League that soon developed into the Planned Parenthood Federation of American -
Organization of the National Council of Negro Women
The National Council of Negro Women was organized by Mary McLeod Bethune. The Council was a group who lobbied against racism, gender discrimination, and job discrimination. -
Women join war effort
Over 350,000 women joined the war effort, both in the forces and at home, increasing work force of women from 27% to 37% in five years. -
The American Birth Control League evolves into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America
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"Day Shift" is painted
Franciss Criss paints "Day Shift". -
"Dragoon" is painted
Walt Kuhn paints "Dragoon". -
Birth control pills are approved by the FDA
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"Supine Woman" is painted
Wayne Thiebaud paints "Supine Woman". -
The Feminine Mystique
The Feminine Mystique is a book written by Betty Friedan that initiated the second-wave of feminism in America. -
Equal Pay Act passed in Congress
Equal Pay Act makes it illegal for women to receive less pay based on gender for the same job. -
Griswold v. Connecticut
The court gets rid of the last state law stating that contaceptives used by married couples are illegal. -
Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan is turned into a women's magazine. Director: Helen Gurley Brown -
National Organization for Women is founded
Betty Goldstein Freidman founds the National Organization for Women with the mission statement of, "To take action to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men."
