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First Wave
19 July 1848: The Women’s Rights Convention. Also
recognized as the beginning of the First Wave of feminism.
18 August 1920: The Susan B. Anthony Amendment. -
Second Wave
The first commercially produced birth control pill in the world was approved by the FDA. -
Third Wave
The "My Body, My Choice" movement began. -
Fourth Wave
MeToo movement and other campaigns calling for the end of sexual harassment and violence against women.