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All states pass laws which take away women's right to vote
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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.
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-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. -
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.
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The 19th Amendment was ratified and was made so all women could vote.
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-Congress passes the Equal Pay Act stating that there would be fair wages to everyone regardless of their race, sex, or religion.
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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.
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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.
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- 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.
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-Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman to serve on the Court.
