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First gathering devoted to women’s rights in the U.S. held in Seneca Falls, New York.
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Sojourner Truth, whose rights were compromised both because she was black and a woman, gives her famous speech, “Ain’t I A Woman?”
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Two factions of the movement emerged; the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA)
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Wyoming is the first state to grant women complete voting rights.
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Women take over many jobs traditionally performed by men as much of the male population are drafted into the war.
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Rosie the Riveter poster becomes symbol for women’s ability to work just as hard as men.
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Betty Friedman’s book, The Feminine Mystique, challenges gender roles and other forms of sexism.
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Gloria Steinem founds Ms. magazine, a feminist magazine.
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Roe v. Wade case makes abortion legal in the U.S.
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Feminist Rebecca Walker coins the term “third wave feminism”, a movement intended to make feminism more inclusive to all women of differing race, class, sexuality and religion. It also concerned the rights of women outside the U.S.
