Ada 9. A Timeline about Feminism

By Takoyaki
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    First wave of feminism

    The Women’s Rights Convention. Also recognised as the beginning of the First Wave of feminism.

  • Sojourn truth

    Sojourner Truth delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech.

  • National Woman Suffrage Association

    The National Woman Suffrage Association was founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

  • The right to vote

    Women were granted the right to vote and hold office when the legislature of the territory of Wyoming passed America’s first woman suffrage law.

  • Susan B. Anthony

    The Susan B. Anthony Amendment.
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    Second Wave of feminism

    The beginning of the second wave of feminism.

  • Birth control Pill

    The first commercially produced birth control pill in the world was approved by the FDA.

  • Ban of employment discrimination

    Lyndon B. Johnson, signed the Civil Rights Act into law: which banned employment discrimination based on race, religion, national origin or sex.

  • Third wave of Feminism

    The beginning of the third wave of feminism.
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    "My body my Choice"

    The "My Body, My Choice" movement began.

  • Fourth wave of Feminism

    The beginning of the fourth wave of feminism.
    Gave birth to the #MeToo movement and other campaigns calling for the end of sexual harassment and violence against women.