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All states pass laws which take away women's right to vote
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Victoria Claflin Woodhull becomes the first female presidential candidate in the United States
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Susanna Medora Salter becomes the first woman elected mayor of an American town, in Argonia, Kansas
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The first state (Wyoming) grants women the right to vote in all elections
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Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, is the first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
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The Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution is ratified, ensuring the right of women to vote
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The National Recovery Act forbids more than one family member from holding a government job, resulting in many women losing their jobs.
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The Equal Pay Act is passed by Congress, promising equitable wages for the same work, regardless of the race, color, religion, national origin or sex of the worker
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The Supreme Court denies states the right to exclude women from juries
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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act bans employment discrimination against pregnant women