https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch Juliana Ospina, Kayla Lovette, Mackenzie Horn en-us 2021-05-13 12:27:19 UTC 2024-05-28 09:54:04 UTC hello@padlet.com m_horn22 https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520744339 1955: Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This raised immediate turmoil, and caused her arrest moments after, for "violating the terms of segregation laws." Reports dismissed her being too tired to move to the back, and jailed her immediately. This was one of the most crucial opening acts for the Civil Rights Movement, and all of the progress that would soon follow. 

1955: The Daughters of Bilitis was founded, the first Lesbian organization in the United States. This group started as a social circle, but transformed into a political organization to win basic acceptance for lesbian rights in America.

]]> 2021-05-13 12:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520744339 m_horn22 https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520744527 1960: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first commercially produced birth control pill, granting women the right to control when they have children. This was a big step for the "typical housewife" stereotype that came with being a women during this time; someone who was only seen as purposeful for birthing and raising children. 

1963: President John F. Kennedy signed and passed the Equal Pay Act, which prohibited sex-based discrimination between men and women in the same field of work. While wage gaps still exist dramatically today, this was a big step for womenkind evolving in the work field. ]]> 2021-05-13 12:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520744527 m_horn22 https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520744679 1972: Title IX of the Education Amendments is signed into law by President Nixon. The law states that "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.

1973: The landmark Supreme Court  case Roe v. Wade declared in a 7-2 decision that the Constitution protects a woman's legal right to an abortion. This case was groundbreaking in protecting a women's reproductive rights. It made abortion services more available and safer for women. 

]]> 2021-05-13 12:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520744679 m_horn22 https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520744857 1981: On July 7th, 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor was sworn in by President Reagan as the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. O'Connor was unanimously approved by the Senate. Immediately after being sworn in, O'Connor drafted the majority opinion in the case Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan, in which the court deemed that qualified men must be permitted into the schools nursing program.

1983: Sally Ride became the first American woman in space, flying on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Ride proved gto many women and men that women could succeed in male-dominated industries.]]> 2021-05-13 12:30:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520744857 m_horn22 https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520745052 1994: The Violence Against Women Act began to fund services for victims of rape and domestic violence. The act allowed women to seek civil rights for certain "gender-related crimes". After about six years, the Supreme Court allowed a law that permitted victims of domestic violence and rape to sue their attackers in an environment of the federal court. 

1997: A woman by the name of Madeleine Albright had become the very first female secretary of state under President Bill Clinton. Albright effectively used her position in order to improve the government and eventually became one of the highest-ranking women in the history of the U.S. government. ]]> 2021-05-13 12:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520745052 m_horn22 https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520745264 2007: Nancy Pelosi became the first female speaker of the House of Representatives. Pelosi successfully used her rights as a woman to adjust the government and serve in a high, political position. To this day, she serves for the government. 

2009: The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act was put into place and allowed women that experienced pay discrimination to conversely file a complaint. The complaint was issued to go to the government against the employer  within 180 days of the last paycheck. This act gave women the chance to receive equal and higher pay for the work they were doing. ]]> 2021-05-13 12:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520745264 m_horn22 https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520745723 2013: The United States Military lifted a ban against women serving in combat positions. This gave women the same right as men in the military to use specialized equipment, and fight on the front lines with it. Prior to this, women were more responsible for the "housekeeping" aspect of war, such as being nurses, and being responsible for feeding and clothing the male soldiers. 

2016: Hilary Clinton became the first female presidential candidate, after being the first female to receive nomination from a major political party. This was a huge milestone for the all the little girls who grow up saying "I'm going to be president one day." Although she lost the election to Donald Trump, this was a massive stride for the Feminism movement. ]]> 2021-05-13 12:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520745723 m_horn22 https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520746034 2021: Kamala Harris is sworn in as not only the first woman, but the first woman of color, Vice President of the United States. The Women's Rights Movement will continue in the coming years, and as Harris said upon being sworn in, she may be the first woman sworn in, but she certainly will not be the last. ]]> 2021-05-13 12:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520746034 m_horn22 https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520748573 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

https://www.oyez.org/justices/sandra_day_oconnor

]]> 2021-05-13 12:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520748573 m_horn22 https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520757309 Over the decades, women have faced many challenges. In this movement, women fought for reproductive and education rights, representation in male-dominated industries like government positions. To this day, women still do not receive equal pay to their male counterparts. Women also do not have full reproductive rights in all states, such as Texas which is in the process of signing the "Heartbeat Bill" into law. Despite several challenges today, the Women's Rights Movement has made extraordinary strides in achieving freedoms for women. ]]> 2021-05-13 12:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jospina22/3m0h47t4fi6bs7ch/wish/1520757309