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Seneca Falls Convention | July 19-20, 1848

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Seneca Falls Convention | July 19-20, 1848

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This is the first women's rights convention. The Seneca Falls Convention is held in New York, with 300 attendees, including organizers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. Sixty-eight women and 32 men signed the Declaration of Sentiments, which sparked decades of activism. The Declaration of Sentiments was based on the Declaration of Independence. It proclaimed that “all men and women are created equal” and resolved that women would take action to claim the rights of citizenship denied to them by men.

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National Woman Suffrage Association Founded | May 15, 1869

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National Woman Suffrage Association Founded | May 15, 1869

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Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton found the National Woman Suffrage Association, which coordinated the national suffrage movement. In 1890, the group teamed with the American Woman Suffrage Association to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

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First Women's Suffrage Law | December 10, 1869

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First Women's Suffrage Law | December 10, 1869

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The legislature of the territory of Wyoming grants women the right to vote and hold office.

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A woman, Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic in the United States. This clinic was in Brownsville, Brooklyn. However, her business faced legal threats and was forced to close under the Comstock Laws. The Comstock Laws limited the reproductive rights of women and violated every person's right to privacy or rather every women's right to privacy.

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First Woman Elected to Congress | April 2, 1917

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First Woman Elected to Congress | April 2, 1917

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Jeanette Rankin, a women in Montana was the first of her sex to be sworn in as an elective of congress. In fact, she became a member of the House of Representatives. This was the first major step in equality in the government.

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The ratification of the 19th Amendment under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Constitution is completed. This amendment declares, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or any state on account of sex." In short, women could vote. This amendment was also referred to as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment because of her dedication to Women's Suffrage and its fight.

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Civil Rights Movement | December 1, 1955

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Civil Rights Movement | December 1, 1955

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Rosa Parks, a black Seamstress is physically forced off of a public transportation bus in Montgomery, Alabama because she refuses to give up her seat to white man. This struck an uproar across the country in an effort for social justice. The fight is fought through non-violence or in the hopes of non-violence.

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First Commercially Produced Birth Control Pill | May 9, 1960

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First Commercially Produced Birth Control Pill | May 9, 1960

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first commercially produced Birth Control Pill. A Birth Control Pill allowed women when and if they would have children. This fight first began in 1916 but was shot down by the Comstock Laws.

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President John F. Kennedy signs into law the Equal Pay Act. The Equal Pay Act prohibits discrimination between men and women. It prevents sex-based wage in the same job and in the same work place.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law. The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination between national origins and sex. It prevents harsh employment of based on race and religion.

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National Organization for Women (NOW) Founded | June 30, 1966

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National Organization for Women (NOW) Founded | June 30, 1966

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Betty Friedan, author of 1963’s The Feminine Mystique, starts an organization to promote feminist ideals, social changes, and the elimination of discrimination. In short, NOW was sought out to protect the equal rights of all women and girls socially, politically, and economically.

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Title IX of the Education Amendments | June 23, 1972

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Title IX of the Education Amendments | June 23, 1972

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Title IX of the Education Amendment was signed into law by President Richard Nixon. It stated, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

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In a 7-2 decision, the U. S. Supreme Court declared that the constitution would protect, across the country, a woman's legal right to an abortion.

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First Woman to Serve on the U.S. Supreme Court | July 7, 1981

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First Woman to Serve on the U.S. Supreme Court | July 7, 1981

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President Ronald Reagan sworn in Sandra Day O'Connor into the U.S. Supreme Court. There she was the first woman and served a total of twenty four years, she retired in two thousand six.

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First American Woman in Outer Space | June 18, 1983

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First American Woman in Outer Space | June 18, 1983

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Sally Ride aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, "One small step for women."

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First Women Vice President Nominee | July 12, 1984

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First Women Vice President Nominee | July 12, 1984

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In the election of nineteen eighty four, Presidential runner Walter Mondale named his running mate. His running mate was Geraldine Ferraro, the first nominee of a major political party.

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First Female Attorney General | March 12, 1993

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First Female Attorney General | March 12, 1993

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President Bill Clinton sworn in Janet Reno as the first female Attorney General in the country.

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Violence Against Women Act | September 13, 1994

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Violence Against Women Act | September 13, 1994

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President Bill Clinton signed into law an act that would provide funding for programs that help female victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, stalking, etc.

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First Female Secretary of State  | January 23, 1997

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First Female Secretary of State  | January 23, 1997

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President Bill Clinton sworn in Madeline Albright as the first female Secretary of State.

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First Female Speaker of the House | January 4, 2007

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First Female Speaker of the House | January 4, 2007

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Nancy Pelosi is sworn into the House of Representatives. She is accredited for having been elected into the house once again in two thousand nineteen.

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Women Serve in Combat Positions | January 24, 2013

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Women Serve in Combat Positions | January 24, 2013

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The U.S. military removes a ban against women serving in combat positions.

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First Woman to Receive a Presidential Nomination | July 26, 2016

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First Woman to Receive a Presidential Nomination | July 26, 2016

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Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman to receive a presidential nomination from a major political party. Her husband, Bill Clinton, served as the U.S. President from January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001.

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First Woman of Color Vice President | January 20, 2021

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First Woman of Color Vice President | January 20, 2021

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President Joe Biden sworn in Kamala Harris as the first woman of color to be Vice President.

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In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion. In each state across the country the political powers deemed abortion legal (pro-choice) or illegal (pro-life).

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Today women across the globe are still fighting for their rights, the right to live freely as a man does. Some of these fights include...
- Sexual and Reproductive Rights
- Freedom of Movement
- Gender Inequality
- Sexual Violence and Harassment
- Workplace Discrimination
- What a woman can and cannot wear
- Education