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300 men & women sign plea to end discrimination against women.
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First woman's suffrage law is passed in the United States in Wyoming.
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She is arrested and brought to trial in Rochester, New York, for attempting to vote for Ulysses S. Grant in the presidential election.
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The National American Woman Suffrage Association is formed.
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First woman sworn in the House of Representatives.
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The ratification of the 19th Amendment ensuring women's right to vote.
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The first female cabinet member, and Secretary of Labor, elected by Franklin D. Roosevelt; Helped design New Deal and Social Security Act.
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The National Organization for Women; Sought to end sexual discrimination by means of lobbying, litigation, and public demonstration.
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Unparalleled numbers of women are being elected in Congress than men; 6 million more women voted than men did.
