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The first convention to discuss women's rights was held in Seneca Falls, New York.
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First national women's rights convention is held in Worcestor, MA.
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Petition by sufferagists with 10,000 signatures is sent to Congress.
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Wyoming adopts the amendment for women to vote for the first time.
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The National Association of Colored Women is formed.
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Rosie the Riveter becomes a cultural icon during WWII as women work in factories to support the war effort.
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President Kennedy appointed the presidential commission on the status of women.
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President Kennedy's commission reported that women were "paid far less than men."
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Congress passes "Equal Pay Act," prohibiting the discrimination of women through payroll.
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped strengthen the feminist movement.
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28 women, including Betty Friedman, created the National Organization for Women. (NOW)
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A militant group known as the New York Radical Women staged a "well-publicized' demonstration, where they threw girdles, bras, and wigs into a "freedom trash can."
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Gloria Steinem, a journalist, helped found the National Women's Political Caucus, that helped women to seek political office.
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U.S. Supreme Court declares "gender segregated help wanted ads" as unlawful.
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Madeleine Albright becomes the first female secretary of state.
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Fourth-wave feminism began around 2012 and is associated with the use of social media. Key issues include the fight against street and workplace harassment, campus sexual assault and rape culture.