https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr By Ellie Fazio and Grace Marscovetra en-us 2021-05-13 12:26:38 UTC 2024-11-26 09:57:28 UTC hello@padlet.com efazio22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1520791001 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.]]> 2021-05-13 12:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1520791001 efazio22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1520809766 Juanita Kreps became the first woman director of the New York Stock Exchange.]]> 2021-05-13 12:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1520809766 efazio22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524211448 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. ]]> 2021-05-14 11:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524211448 efazio22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524230461 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".]]> 2021-05-14 11:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524230461 efazio22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524243482 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.]]> 2021-05-14 11:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524243482 efazio22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524249765 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.]]> 2021-05-14 12:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524249765 efazio22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524257631 Hillary Clinton became the first US woman to lead a major political party after securing the Democratic presidential nomination.]]> 2021-05-14 12:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524257631 efazio22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524263054 On January 20, 2021, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first female vice president (and also person of color).]]> 2021-05-14 12:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524263054 efazio22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524267264 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 

]]> 2021-05-14 12:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524267264 g_marscovetra22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524298945 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.]]> 2021-05-14 12:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524298945 g_marscovetra22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524313877 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.]]> 2021-05-14 12:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524313877 g_marscovetra22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524322252 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.]]> 2021-05-14 12:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524322252 g_marscovetra22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524327025 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.]]> 2021-05-14 12:35:20 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524327025 g_marscovetra22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524340839 The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act allowed victims (normally women) of pay discrimination to file a complaint with the government against their employer.]]> 2021-05-14 12:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524340839 g_marscovetra22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524360336 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.]]> 2021-05-14 12:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524360336 efazio22 https://padlet.com/efazio22/1t7yl8zu2cef2mbr/wish/1524391043 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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