Women's liberation movement timeline by Michael Moore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk Made with a dash of wit. en-us 2016-10-24 02:09:07 UTC 2026-02-27 23:07:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rafaelo.png 1983 - Activist and academic Angela Davis publishes Women, Race, and Class, an intersectional look at feminist issues. michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591925 2016-10-24 02:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591925 1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman on the Supreme Court. michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591934 2016-10-24 02:21:49 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591934 1978 - The Pregnancy Discrimination Act passed.  michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591950 2016-10-24 02:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591950 1974 – The Equal Credit Opportunity Act passed, enabling a woman to take out a credit card in her own name, rather than her husband’s. michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591962 2016-10-24 02:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591962 1973 – Roe v. Wade changed the landscape in women’s fights for control over their own bodies. michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591977 2016-10-24 02:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591977 1971 – Gloria Steinem co-founded Ms. Magazine, providing a platform for feminist ideas to reach a wider audience. michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591996 2016-10-24 02:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132591996 1970 - The Women's Strike for Equality March took place on Aug. 26, 1970 michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592018 2016-10-24 02:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592018 1970 – NYC elected Bella Abzug, a leader in the feminist movement, to Congress. michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592032 2016-10-24 02:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592032 1969 - No fault divorce was established as legally legitimate.  michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592043 2016-10-24 02:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592043 1968 – A group of 400 feminists protested the Miss America Pageant, drawing global media attention. However, contrary to popular myth, no bras were actually burned. michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592158 2016-10-24 02:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592158 1967 – The National Organization for Women was formally incorporated. Membership was up to 1035. michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592187 2016-10-24 02:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592187 1967 – The National Organization for Women was formally incorporated. Membership was up to 1035. michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592201 2016-10-24 02:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592201 1966 – 28 women formed the National Organization for Women (NOW).  michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592217 2016-10-24 02:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592217 1964 – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by Congress and signed by President Johnson.  michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592229 2016-10-24 02:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592229 1963 - The Equal Pay Act of 1963 passed.  michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592245 2016-10-24 02:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592245 1963 – Betty Friedan’s book The Feminine Mystique published.  michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592263 2016-10-24 02:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592263 1961 – President Kennedy established a Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.  michaelhmoore https://padlet.com/michaelhmoore/yi9neh28mlrk/wish/132592276
In December of 1961 John F. Kennedy signed a paper that created the presidential commission on the status of women.
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