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President Kennedy appointed the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women.
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Women were paid less than men.
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The Civil Rights Act was created.
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Of Women 8% graduated med school and 5% law school.
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Congress banned gender discrimination.
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The Equal Rights Amendment was established.
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The right to an abortion was passed.
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The Equal Rights Amendment was not ratified.
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Of Women 42% graduated med school and 44% law school
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Me Too Movement was established to assist survivors of sexual assult for women.
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Nancy Pelosi was the first female speaker for the house.
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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was the first to run for Vice President.
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The Paycheck Fairness Act was established.
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A ban on women in military was removed.
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Women's march, 4.6 million people marched through Washington D.C. for women's rights.
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Works Cited
Burkett, Elinor, and Laura Brunell. “Feminism.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 8 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/topic/feminism/The-third-wave-of-feminism .
“Stepping Through History.” U.S. News & World Report, U.S. News & World Report, www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2017-01-20/timeline-the-womens-rights-movement-in-the-us .
