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Marry Wollstonecraft helped shape women's rights by saying that women should get the same education as men. She wrote a book named "A Vindication of the Rights of women". She said that women could be just as smart and capable as men . Her ideas inspired the fight for women's right.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leader in the fight for women’s rights. She helped organize the first women's rights convention in 1848, in my opinion, it was the most important thing she did because it inspired women to stand up for their rights. She also wrote “The Declaration of Sentiments, which called for equal rights. She also worked closely with Susan B. Anthony to push for equal rights and for the right to vote as a woman.
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Sojourner Truth argues that woman, no matter the race, deserves the same rights as men.
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Sojourner Truth fought for the right of women and American Americans. She is mostly know iconic speech "aint I a women". In her speech she explained that women is as capable as men .
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Susan B. Anthony was an important leader in the fight for women's rights. She worked with Elizabeth Cady to push for woman's rights to vote and fight for equal rights. Together, they started the American Equal Rights Association and published a newspaper called "The Revolution" to raise awareness about the issues like equal pay and women's rights. Her hard work helped lead to the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.
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The legislature of the territory of Wyoming passed America's first woman suffrage law. It granted women the right to vote in 1890. It became the first in the world to grant women the right to vote and hold public office
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This story follows Mrs. Mallard after she found out her husband has passed away in a train accident. At first, she was overcome with grief, but soon she realized that his death would allow her to have an independent life. When she found out it was all a mix-up, she unfortunately passed away. she died with her freedom. This shows how women were just objects and how, in truth, women did not have rights or freedom.
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The 19th Amendment is know for some as women most important win. This law granted women the law to vote. The 19th Amendment was the result of decades of work by tens of thousands across the country who worked for change.
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Rosa parks is one of the most important person in history. The most important event she did was refusing to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala. This move inspired launch the Civil Rights movement. That act helped women and people of color overall she improve everyone's life.
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On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act. This act prohibits sex based wage discrimination between men and women performing the same job in the same workplace. This law helped a lot, but women still get paid 85% of what men earn for the same job, so the law helped a lot, but there is more to do.
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The Civil Rights act was signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson in July 2,1964. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bans employment discrimination based on race, religion, national origin or sex. This was a huge win because it became or likely for women to get jobs.
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The Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 was signed into law by President Richard Nixon. The Title IX of the Education Amendments prohibiting sex discrimination in any educational program or activity receiving any type of federal financial aid. It states “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.