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Women's Rights

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  • Women Cannot Vote

    All states pass laws which take away women's right to vote

  • 14th Amendment Passed

    14th Amendment Passed
    The 14th Amendment is passed by Congress saying “Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective members, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. . . .But when the right to vote . . .is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State . . . the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in proportion.” It is the first time “citizens” and “voters” are defined as “male” in the Constitution.

  • First Lady Presidential Candidate

    First Lady Presidential Candidate
    -Victoria Woodhull became the first lady presidential candidate. Her candidacy preceded suffrage for women in the U.S.
    -She was nominated for President of the United States by the newly formed Equal Rights Party on May 10, 1872, and her nomination was ratified at the convention on June 6, 1872.

  • National American Woman Suffrage Association

    The NWSA and AWSA merged, forming the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). The NAWSA worked to bring women the right to vote in individual states instead of through the federal government.

  • 19th Amendment is Made

    19th Amendment is Made
    The 19th Amendment was ratified and was made so all women could vote.

  • Equal Pay Act

    Equal Pay Act
    -Congress passes the Equal Pay Act stating that there would be fair wages to everyone regardless of their race, sex, or religion.
    -Aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex.

  • Women Can Enlist

    In 1917 Loretta Walsh became the first woman to enlist as a woman. A 1948 law made women a permanent part of the military services. In 1976, the first group of women were admitted into a U.S. military academy. Approximately 16% of the 2013 West Point class consisted of women.

  • Roe V Wade

    Roe V Wade
    In Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, the Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal.

  • Pregnancy Discrimination Act

    Pregnancy Discrimination Act
    • The act Amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to "prohibit sex discrimination on the basis of pregnancy." -The Act covers discrimination "on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions." -An agency may not maintain a written or unwritten employment policy or practice, that excludes applicants from employment or denies employees any terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

  • First Women on Supreme Court

    First Women on Supreme Court
    -Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to serve on the Court.