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Mississippi was the first state to allow women to legally own property but with the permission of their husband.
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In Seneca Falls, NY the first women's rights convention was held to start the movement. Over 200 women and men attended and signed the Declaration of Sentiments is signed
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Iowa University becomes the first state school to allow women to attend
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The National Labor Union supports women's suffrage and said they support the idea of equal pay for equal work no matter what sex you are.
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The march for women's suffrage to get people to pay attention lead to many injuries to the women in the march. violence was caused by bystanders and many policemen.
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Jeanette Rankin became the first female member of Congress, in the House of representatives
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The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote
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The Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage without regard to sex
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The women who took over jobs for the men who went into army start losing all their jobs as the men return from war.
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For the first time votes in America are nearly equal for White men and women.
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Although in 1955 they thought they were heading in the right track for equal pay, there has been a large decrease in pay wages. Now women are only making 60 cents to the man's dollar
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John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act into law saying that people were protected to not be discriminated through pay because of what sex you were.
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Betty Friedan created the organization National Organization for Women (NOW) to help fight the battle for women's rights. *note that the exact day it was organized was not given and the website won't let me leave it blank
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Equal Rights amendment was passed by congress and sent to the states to for ratification
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At the end of this case the Supreme Court establishes a women's right to abortion
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In the year housing discrimination against women was outlawed by the congress.
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The Supreme Court ruled that excluding women from draft was constitutional.
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Sandra Day O'Conner is the first female sworn in the Supreme Court Justice
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The Equal Rights Amendment deadline was reached but fell short three states to be ratified
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Madeleine Albright becomes the first women appointed the US Secretary of State
