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The First Women's Rights Convention
The first women's movement started in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York. During this women's rights convention, 68 women and 32 men signed the Declaration of Sentiments and set the agenda to change the status and rights of women in America.The Declaration of Sentiments outlined specific grievances that women had undergone, such as not being able to vote, not being allowed to peruse higher education, restrictions on employment and in the workplace, and property rights for married women. -
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History of Women's Movements in the United States
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Voting Rights
Women's Voting Rights Colorado was the first state to grant women their rights to vote in 1893, and other states followed one by one. By 1920, all states had given women their rights to vote. -
Equal Pay Act
The Equal Pay Act: Equal Pay for Women The Feminine Mystique book by Betty Friedan provoked the modern women's rights movement which led to passing the Equal Pay Act. -
The National Organization for Women
National Organization for Women: 40 Fearless Years In 1966, the National Organization for Women was established by a group of influential feminists. The NOW has been the largest women's rights group in the United States. One of the issues that the NOW promotes is the end of sexual harrasmant and discrimination against women in workplace. -
Divorce by Mutual Consent
"No-fault" Divorce n 1969, California was the first state to adopt a “no fault” divorce law to allow couples to divorce by mutual consent. By 1985, all U.S. states had adopted similar laws. -
Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act
In 2009, President Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act to enable employees who have been victims of pay discrimination to file a complaint against their employers. Most victims of pay discrimination are women, and this Act was named after a former Goodyear employee who claimed that she was paid less than her male coounterparts.
