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The modern feminist movement began
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The Equal Pay Act is passed: promised equal wages for the same job; regardless of the race, religion, color , national origin, and sex of the worker.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is created. Title VII Civil Rights Act passes, prohibiting sex discrimination in employment.
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signs an executive order prohibiting sex discrimination and required affirmative actions for hiring women
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California adopts the nations first, "no fault" divorce law, allowing divorce by mutual consent.
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Education Amendments prohibits sex discrimination in all aspects of education programs that receive federal support
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the supreme court denies states the right to exclude women from juries
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the ERA falls short of ratification
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EMILY's List is founded; mission is to elect Democratic, pro-abortion rights to women
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The Supreme Court declared that in a work sex discrimination on a work environment can be considered hostile or abusive
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four women won Senate elections and two dozen women elected for their first terms in the House
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services the victims of rape and domestic violence; it also allows women to seek civil remedies
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allows victims, usually women, or pay discrimination to file a complaint with the government against their employer within 180 days of their paycheck
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meant to fight gender discrimination in the workplace, fails in the senate on a party-line vote.
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ban of women in the military combat is removed
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104 female House members an 21 female Senators, including the Latina females.