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The first women's rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York. After 2 days of discussion and debate, 68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines grievances and sets the agenda for the women's rights movement. A set of 12 resolutions is adopted calling for equal treatment of women and men under the law and voting rights for women.
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New York's Married Women's Property Act was passed. This act allowed married women to have a separate use of their property from their husbands. (PB)
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The first national women's rights convention was held in Worcester, Massachusetts. The convention presented ideas to secure political, legal, and social equality with men. (PB)
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A group of women officially adopted the name New England Women's Club. Women would gather together to discuss social issues, literature, and art. (PB)
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Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association. The primary goal of the organization is to achieve voting rights for women by means of a Congressional amendment to the Constitution.
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Louisa Ann Swain in Wyoming was the first woman in the United States to cast a legal vote. (MK)
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Women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony and a group women casted a ballot for Ulysses S. Grant in Rochester New York. They were all then arrested for voting without having a lawful right to vote. (PB)
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The WCTU was founded in Cleveland, Ohio. Annie Wittenmyer was elected president. (PB)
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Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote the declaration on behalf of the National Woman Suffrage Association. The declaration stated five principles.
1. The natural rights of each individual.
2. The exact equality of these rights.
3. That these rights, when not delegated by the individual, are retained by the individual.
4. That no person can exercise the rights of others without delegate authority.
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The National Council of Women in the United States was established to promote the advancement of women in society. (PB)
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The Progressive Era began, women from every background and every class was entering the public life. The expansion of women's roles outside the home increased the politicalization of women. This allowed the issue of woman suffrage become mainstream politics. (PB)
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Woman Suffrage Amendment is introduced in Congress but was denied. (MK)
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This is HUGE for women! Colorado is the first state to adopt an amendment granting women the right to vote. Utah and Idaho follow suit in 1896, Washington State in 1910, California in 1911, Oregon, Kansas, and Arizona in 1912, Alaska and Illinois in 1913, Montana and Nevada in 1914, New York in 1917; Michigan, South Dakota, and Oklahoma in 1918.
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Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the Congressional Union to work toward the passage of a federal amendment to give women the vote. The group is later renamed the National Women's Party. Members picket the White House and practice other forms of civil disobedience.
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Margaret Sanger opens the first U.S. birth-control clinic in Brooklyn, N.Y. Although the clinic is shut down 10 days later and Sanger is arrested, she eventually wins support through the courts and opens another clinic in New York City in 1923.
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The Nineteenth Amendment gives women the right to vote and was ratified by the required 36 states. (MK)
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The federal law prohibiting the dissemination of contraceptive information through the mail is modified and birth control information is no longer classified as obscene. Throughout the 1940s and 50s, birth control advocates are engaged in numerous legal suits.
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The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first lesbian organization in the United States, is founded. Although DOB originated as a social group, it later developed into a political organization to win basic acceptance for lesbians in the United States
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The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first lesbian organization in the United States, is founded. Although DOB originated as a social group, it later developed into a political organization to win basic acceptance for lesbians in the United States
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Congress passes the Equal Pay Act, making it illegal for employers to pay a woman less than what a man would receive for the same job.
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The EEOC is a federal agency that administers and enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination (PB)
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National Organization for Women (NOW) is founded to fight politically for full equality between men and women (MK)
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Executive Order 11375 expands President Lyndon Johnson's affirmative action policy of 1965 to cover discrimination based on gender. As a result, federal agencies and contractors must take active measures to ensure that women as well as minorities enjoy the same educational and employment opportunities as white males.
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California becomes the first state to adopt a "no fault" divorce law, which allows couples to divorce by mutual consent. By 1985 every state has adopted a similar law. Laws are also passed regarding the equal division of common property.
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Ms. Magazine is first published as a sample insert in New York magazine; 300,000 copies are sold out in 8 days. The first regular issue is published in July 1972. The magazine becomes the major forum for feminist voices, and cofounder and editor Gloria Steinem is launched as an icon of the modern feminist movement.
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Title IX of the Education Amendments bans sex discrimination in schools. It states: "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 educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." As a result of Title IX, the enrollment of women in athletics programs and professional schools increases dramatically.
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As a result of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court establishes a woman's right to safe and legal abortion, overriding the anti-abortion laws of many states.
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In Houston, Texas the first National Women's Conference was held with the goal reforms empowering women and providing them with equal opportunity. (MK)
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The Suprem Court found that sexual harassment is a form of illegal job discrimination. (PB)
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In United States v. Virginia, the Supreme Court rules that the all-male Virginia Military School has to admit women in order to continue to receive public funding. It holds that creating a separate, all-female school will not suffice.
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The Supreme Court upholds the ban on the "partial-birth" abortion procedure. The ruling, 5–4, which upholds the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, passed in 2003, is the first to ban a specific type of abortion procedure. In the majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy said, "The act expresses respect for the dignity of human life." Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,dissented, called the decision "alarming" and said it is "so at odds with our jurisprudence" that it "should not have staying power."
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In Jan. 2013, Leon Panetta announced the ban on women serving in combat roles would be lifted. "The time has come to rescind the direct combat exclusion rule for women and to eliminate all unnecessary gender-based barriers to service." The move reverses the 1994 rule that prohibited women from serving in combat. The change will be gradual; some positions will be available to women immediately but each branch of the military has until 2016 to request exceptions to the new rule
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Hillary Clinton runs for President as the first female in United States history and loses in surprising election to Donald J. Trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iI1hgq0wdM
