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"By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in the law. The being and legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage".
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Following the revolution, majority of states banned female voters. -
During the 1855 trial, Celia was found guilty of murder after defending herself against Robert Newsome who had enslaved and abused her for years. This case set the precedent that enslaved Black women were property. -
Susan B. Anthony was arrested and charged with a $100 fee for attempting to vote in a presidential election. She refused to pay the fine. -
Court case that ruled that state laws are constitutionally allowed to prevent women from voting.
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Verdict permitted state mandated few work hours being allotted to women than men. This ruling implied that women were weaker and less capable than men.
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Margaret Sanger was arrested in Portland, Oregon for distributing pamphlets promoting birth control. She was arrested again three months later, in October, for opening a birth control clinic in Brooklyn. -
Part of Franklin Roosevelt's plan to end the crisis of the Great Depression. Established minimum wages and maximum hours, resulting in women being given female designated, lower paying jobs. -
Activists such as Fannie Lou Hamer and Diane Nash worked within the civil rights movement, however, women were still expected to do "women's work". -
Prohibited discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, or national origin. Massive step in equality for women and minority races.
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Focused on fighting patriarchal power structures. Latina, African American, and Asian American women all began developing multiracial feminist organizations.
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Non-profit organization created after the EEOC ignored discrimination complaints from women. The organization focused on passing the Equal Rights Amendment, fighting sexual discrimination in education, and defending Roe v. Wade. -
One of the first formal Black feminist organizations. Fought against oppression faced by Black women, which was largely ignored by mass feminist and civil rights movements. -
Created the bell hooks' theory that focused on the interlapping of oppression in sexism, racism, and classism. -
In 2003, the Dixie Chicks faced mass backlash and censorship after their criticism of President Bush. Also in 2003, Britney spears became subject to intense harassment and slut shaming. In 2004, Janet Jackson was condemned for a wardrobe malfunction, whereas Justin Timberlake's career thrived, despite being the one to rip her costume. -
Data showed that violence against women varies but increases in patriarchal societies and poverty areas.
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According to the National Institutes of Health, domestic violence increased from 21% to 35% during the at home orders of COVID 19. Black women and Latinas were shown to be at a higher risk.
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In 2025, sex trafficking continues to be a global crisis. Women and girls are at a higher risk for trafficking, with ethnic and indigenous minorities being at even greater risk. https://theexodusroad.com/race-and-human-trafficking/