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Women's Rights Convention
The first women's rights convention is held in Seneca Falls, New York. -
John Singer Sargent
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National Woman Suffrage Association
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association. -
Capri Girl on Rooftop
Created in 1878. -
Colorado
Colorado is the first state to grant women the right to vote. -
Norman Rockwell
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National Women's Trade Union League
The WTUL was established to advocate for improved wages and working conditions for women in 1903. -
Girl Guides
In 1912, Girl Guides, formally known as Girl Scouts, was founded. -
Voting
In 1920, women across the United States gained the right to vote, by the addition made ot the Nineteenth Amendmant. -
John Singer Sargent
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Rosie the Riveter
Created in 1943. -
Birth Control
Margaret Sanger opens the first U.S. birth-control clinic in Brooklyn, N.Y. -
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm is first African American woman elected to Congress. -
Kara Walker
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Nebraska
The first marital rape law is enacted in Nebraska, making it illegal for a husband to rape his wife. -
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Under the Act, a woman cannot be fired or denied a job or a promotion because she is or may become pregnant, nor can she be forced to take a pregnancy leave if she is willing and able to work. -
Norman Rockwell
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A Warm Evening in 1863
Created in 2008.
