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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.