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The first Women's Rights Convention is held in Seneca Falls, NY. After two days of disscussion and debate, 68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines grievances and sets the agenda for the women's right movement.
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The NAtional Women's Rights Convention takes place in Worcestor, Mass., attracting more than 1,000 participants. These conventions were held yearly except for 1857 through 1860
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National labor group to unionize working women and advocate improved wages and working conditions.
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With 4 million women eligible to vote, presidental canidates vie for their attention for the first time/ Democrat Woodrow Wilson wins.
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5,000 suffragists march into Washington DC. for the Women's Rights Movement.
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A petition with 500,000 signitures in support of Women's Suffrsge Amendment is given to President Woodrow Wilson.
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After the ratification of the amendent, this league was founded to educate women about their rights and practicing it.
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The 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote. Only one person who signed, Charlotte Woodward, is alive to exorcise i.
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Alice Paul and the National Women's Party succeed in having a constitutional admendment saying, "Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the US and every place subject to its jurisdication."
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Amelia Earheart makes the first trans-Atlantic flight
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Florence Ellinwood Allen becomes the first women to be on the US Court of Appeals.
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President JFK establishes the President's commission on the status of women and appoints Eleanor as chairman. A document states recomindations for improvement, including fair hiring practices, paid maturnity leave, and affordable childcare.
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Equal Pay Act has been proposed for the past 20 years and finally a law. It states equal pay for the same job duties for race, color, religion, national origin, and sex.
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Title VII of the Civil Rights, states that women are not allowed to be discriminated in pay.
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A major feminist organization when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission failed to enforce a clause in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender.
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50,000 march into New York City for the first strike
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The Equal Rights Amendment passes Congress byt not ratified. 31 states ratified it out of 38 supposed to have.
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After having the deadline extended from 1978 to 1982, it still fails to get ratified. Opposition of the amendment is strongest in the South and Southwest.
