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30,000 BCE
Caveman Era
In the cavemen era, women's role was to gather roots and berries, while raising the children. The males role was to hunt and bring home meat for the families survival. Such societies are called "hunter gatherer" dynamics. -
Women's rights ignored in the constitution
Abigail Adams wrote a letter to er husband, John Adams telling him not to forget about women's rights in the constitution. He completely ignored her request, -
Women can not vote
All states pass laws which take away women's right to vote. -
Realization of Women's Historical Oppression
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels de the discovery in "The origin of the Family, Property, and the State" that women's oppression is directly linked to past economical and social interactions. -
Wyoming grants women's sufferage
Wyoming is the first state to allow voting rights to women to vote in all elections. -
19th Amendment Passed
The 19th amendment finally gave women the right to vote. -
US grants rights to women over their bodies
Roe v. Wade ruled that states couldn't not ban abortions, and women had rights over their own bodies. -
Violence Against Women Act
VAWA targeted crimes against women including violence, sexual assault, and stalking. -
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Hillary Clinton becomes first female democratic nominee for presidency
Hillary Clinton becomes the first women to become the democratic nominee for president in US history. -
Equal Pay for women
Today women have still not reached economical equality to their male counterparts.