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New Zealand becomes the first self-governing country in the world to allow all women to vote.
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On June the 4th, 1913, Emily Davidson threw herself under the King's horse. She died from her injuries 4 days later, while she was hailed a martyr by the WSPU.
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In 1919, the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 was passed, enabling women to work in professions and the public services.
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The United Kingdom was the last country to grant women the right to vote.
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The US Presidential Commission on the Status of Women found significant inequalities against women in everyday life, and made proposals to remove these inequalities.
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In 1964, Title VII banned employment discrimination on the basis of gender, as well as race.
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28 women founded the National Organization for Women (NOW), a civil rights group for women which exists to this day.
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Women sewing machinists working at the Ford Motor Company go on strike, after they were reclassified as unskilled workers, whereas males who did the same level of work were placed in a higher grade.
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In 1970, Germaine Greer publishes her book <i>The Female Eunuch</i>, which theorises that society represses women sexually, and it quickly becomes a best seller.
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A resolution by Congress designating August 26 as Women's Equality Day is passed. More information here
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