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Birth control pills were approved in 1960 and made available in 1961
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Fifty thousand women in sixty cities in by Women Strike for Peace protest above ground testing of nuclear bombs
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Congress passed the Equal Pay Act
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NOW wins lawsuit against the City of Chicago for sex discrimination of hiring and promoting employees
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act bans discrimination against pregnant women.
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The Supreme Court passed a law banning a specific abortion procedure
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Hilary Clinton is the first women to run for president
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Sonia Sotomayor is nominated as U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Sotomayor becomes the first Hispanic American and the third woman to serve.
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Fair Pay Restoration Act allows victims, usually women, of pay discrimination to file a complaint with the government against their employer within 180 days of their last paycheck.
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Hillary Clinton becomes Secretary of State in 2009. She is the third woman in U.S. history to hold this position.
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The Affordable Health Care Act is signed into law. Under this law, private health insurance companies must provide birth control without co-pays
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Elena Kagan is confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States
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The ban against women in military combat positions is removed
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The ban against women in military combat positions is removed this overturned
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Supreme Court decides the law that restricts federal recognition of same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection clause of the constitution.
