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Women in NC History

By chesney_gracie
  • Freedman's School

    Freedman's School

    Hundreds of white women move to the South to teach freedman's school.
  • The Susan B. Anthony Amendment

    The Susan B. Anthony Amendment

    The SUsan B. Anthony Amendment, to grant women the right to vote, is introduced to Congress.
  • The National Association of Colored Women

    The National Association of Colored Women

    The National Association of Colored Women, founded by Margaret Murry Washington, unites black women's organizations.
  • Women attending College

    Women attending College

    The number of women attending college increases by 150% since 1900.
  • Lillian Exum Clement

    Lillian Exum Clement

    Lillian Exum Clement is the first woman elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives.
  • Margaret Sanger

    Margaret Sanger

    Margaret Sanger organizes American Birth Control League, which ends up involving Planned Parenthood in 1942.
  • Frances Perkins

    Frances Perkins

    Frances Perkins, the 1st woman in the Presidential Cabinet, under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • Birth Control

    Birth Control

    The FDA approves birth control pills.