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Important dates in women's rights history

By hannah.k05
  • First national women's rights convention

    First national women's rights convention

    A convention where mostly women came together to demand voting rights, and the ability to own property and admitted to higher education.
  • Women granted women the right to vote

    Women granted women the right to vote

    The 19th amendment legally guarantees American women the right to vote.
  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus.

    Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus.

    After a long day at work, Parks refuses to give up her seat to the white passenger.
  • Birth control

    Birth control

    In 1960, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the birth control pill, freeing women from the restrictions of pregnancy and childbearing.
  • The Equal Pay Act passes

    The Equal Pay Act passes

    John F. Kennedy's signing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. This landmark piece of federal anti-discrimination law was one of the very first to address gender-based pay.
  • Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade

    The Supreme Court decided that the right to privacy implied in the 14th Amendment protected abortion as a fundamental right.
  • First women on Supreme Court

    First women on Supreme Court

    Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
  • March = National Women's History Month

    March = National Women's History Month

    A special Presidential Proclamation is issued every year which honors the extraordinary achievements of American women.
  • Legalization of same sex marriage

    Legalization of same sex marriage

    U.S. Supreme Court struck down all state bans on same-sex marriage, legalized it in all fifty states
  • Overturn of Roe V. Wade

    Overturn of Roe V. Wade

    The Supreme court overturned Roe V. Wade which ensures the constitutional right to an abortion.