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The Equal Rights Amendment is re-introduced into Congress.
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Congress officially recognized August 26 as Women's Equality Day.
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Billie Jean King scores an enormous victory for female athletes when she beats Bobby Riggs in "The tennis tournament watched by nearly 48,000,000 people."
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In Roe v. Wade, U.S. Supreme Court affirms women's right to first trimester abortions without state intervention.
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Hundreds of colleges are offering women's studies courses. Additionally, 230 women's centers on college campuses provide support services for women students.
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Ella Grasso of Connecticut becomes the first woman Governor elected in her own right.
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The first women's bank opens, in New York City.
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For the first time in history, more women than men enter college.
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Sandra Day O'Connor is appointed first woman U.S. Supreme Court justice.
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Deadline for ERA ratification expires
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Geraldine Ferraro is first woman from a major political party nominated as Vice President.
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Senate confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas as U.S. Supreme Court justice and testimony of Anita Hill raise awareness of sexual harassment.
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More women run for and are elected to public office than in any other year in United States history.
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Women are now paid 71 cents for every dollar paid to men. The range is from 64 cents for working-class women to 77 cents for professional women with doctorates. Black women earned 65 cents, Latinas 54 cents.
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US women's spectacular success in the Summer Olympics (19 gold medals, 10 silver, 9 bronze) is the result of large numbers of girls and women active in sports since the passage of Title IX.
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Women are seeking political influence, better education, health reform, job equity, and legal reform.
