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The first commercially produced birth control pill is released by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). Now, women hold the right to control if and when they have children.

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Written by Betty Friedan, the Feminine Mystique began the second wave of feminism in the US. The book explored the idea of women finding personal fulfillment outside of their traditional  roles.

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President Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act into law, which prohibits sex-based wage discrimination. For years they have been performing the same job in the same place, yet have been receiving significantly less pay since they are women.

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Juanita Kreps became the first woman director of the New York Stock Exchange.

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Starting in 1970, Jane Roe filed a lawsuit on her local district attorney in Texas saying that their abortion laws were illegal. Later, in 1973, the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade made it legal for women to get an abortion without government restrictions.

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Sworn in under President Ronald Reagan, Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman on the US Supreme Court. She served for 24 years before her retirement in 2006.

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Sally Ride was the first American woman to go to space. As a child, she wrote to NASA asking what the requirements were for her to go to space one day. When they wrote back explaining they were not looking for female astronauts, she used it to fuel her determination to become one and prove to them women were just as capable.

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After a sexual harassment case against a Supreme Court nominee in 1991, a record number of women were elected to Congress. 3 women won Senate elections and 24 women were elected for their first term in the House. This was the largest number of women elected to Congress in any year, becoming known as "The Year of the Women".

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The Violence Against Women Act, passed by President Clinton on September 13, 1994, provided $1.6 billion towards the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against women.

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Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House. in 2019, she even became the first person to hold the position twice when she was reelected.

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2009 - The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act

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2009 - The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act

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The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act allowed victims (normally women) of pay discrimination to file a complaint with the government against their employer.

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In 2013 the ban against women in front-line military combat positions was removed, overturning a 1994 Pentagon decision. This was a major step in gender equality in the US armed forces.

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Hillary Clinton became the first US woman to lead a major political party after securing the Democratic presidential nomination.

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On January 20, 2021, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first female vice president (and also person of color).

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Overall, women have increased their roles in society and have gained more recognition for their accomplishments. They’ve also received protection in and out of the workforce through several acts.  Unfortunately, women today are still not receiving equal pay, even with acts such as the Equal Pay Act in place. They have proven themselves to be more than capable, yet are still looked down on and seen as lesser than men. Women have come a long way since the 1950s, but there is still a long way to go.

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https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2017-01-20/timeline-the-womens-rights-movement-in-the-us
- https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/womens-history-us-timeline