1900-2000 Timeline By lsmith71 1903 Marie Curie becomes first woman to receive Nobel Prize 1916 1916 Margaret Sanger opens first Birth Control clinic in the U.S. Aug 18, 1920 Women win the right to vote 1932 Amelia Earhart flies solo across the Atlantic 1960 Food and Drug Administration approves Birth Control Jun 10, 1963 The Equal Pay Act passes 1966 National Organization for Women (NOW) is founded by Betty Goldstein Friedan 1971 Gloria Steinem starts Ms. Magazine Jul 10, 1971 National Woman's Political Caucus formed by Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, Betty Friedan Jan 22, 1973 Roe v. Wade Sep 25, 1981 Sandra Day O'Connor becomes first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court Jun 18, 1983 Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in Space Mar 28, 1985 Leah Smith was born 1994 Congress passes the Violence Against Women Act
