WOMEN'S RIGHTS: (Late 19th century throughout the 20th)

Barrier To Equality

Jun 11, 1840

Can be expressed as an object or situation that heeds a certain group(s)' or minority's progress towards fairness and equality on a global scale with that of other groups(s) and majorities.

Women refused seats in London Anitslavery Convention

Jun 12, 1840

During this convention, many important women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, were forced to sit in the gallery. As such, the discuss and plan the need for the world's first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York.
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First Women's Right's Convention is held

Jul 20, 1848

300 people, including 40 men, met in Seneca Falls, New York and adopt a Declaration of Sentiments (taking many ques from the American Declaration on Independence) which highlighted the "self-evident truth" that "all Men and Women were created equal".
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Susan B. Anthony Arrested for Voting in Presidental Election

Nov 5, 1872

Challenging the idea that the awkwardly gender-neutral language of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the American Constitution seemed to state that during that time Women could legally vote, Susan B. Anthony places her vote in the 1872 Presidential Election and is soon arrested for placing an "illegal ballot".

The National Women's Party is formed

Jun 5, 1916

Famous and successful Women's Right's advocate Alice Paul breaks from the less successful National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA) in 1914 to plan and eventually found the 'National Women's Party' in 1916.
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"Silent Sentinels" begin their protest

Jan 10, 1917

Alice Paul dispatches protesters from her NWP to the White House in order to Persuade President Woodrow Wilson and Congress to approve the Nineteenth Amendment. During this year and the next over 500 of these "Silent Sentinels" are arrested, and Alice Paul is one of 168 who receive jail time.
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Equal Rights Amendment Introduced in Senate

Dec 10, 1923

The Amendment which had been worked and struggled so hard for over the years is finally introduced to the Senate. Drafted by Alice Paul, it reads "Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.", and will sadly not reach the floor of the House of Representatives for vote for many decades (1971).
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Nellie Tayloe Ross' inauguration

Jan 5, 1925

The inauguration of Nellie Tayloe Ross made history, as she became the first woman governor in the U.S.

"The Feminine Mystique" is published

Feb 19, 1963

The book written by Betty Friedan, which was widely considered the launch point of the Women's Rights movement, outlines the "...nameless, aching dissatisfaction plaguing middle-class women".
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National Organization for Women is founded

Jun 30, 1966

Betty Friedan, along with a small group of other women, meet in Washington, D.C. and found the National Organization for Women (NOW). Friedan is elected president.
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Phyllis Schlafly opposes ERA

Mar 17, 1972

After publishing "What's Wrong with 'Equal Rights' for Women", Phyllis Schlafly launches a campaign against the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), arguing that it will jeopardize benefits under Social Security, force women into the military and weaken existing legal protections under divorce and marriage laws. Her campaign played a key role in halting the ratification of the ERA. (Exact day for this event not specified)
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Educational Amendments prove victorious for Women's Rights

Jun 23, 1972

On this date U.S. Congress enacts a number of Educational Amendments, particularly Title IX, stating; "no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.". Along with many other positives, this enactment say the near doubling attendance of young women on sports teams nation-wide.

Margaret Thatcher becomes first woman Prime Minister

May 4, 1979

Elected as the first woman Prime Minister in the U.K., Margaret Thatcher serves a steady and successful 11 years in office (the longest term ever held at the time); her strong will and confident politics earn her the nickname "the Iron-Lady".
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Greenham Common Peace Camp established

Sep 5, 1981

A group of women from Wales, U.K., march from Cardiff to RAF Greenham, Berkshire. Here they protest against the British government's decision to site nuclear missiles at the base; asserting their influence as Women in national affairs.
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Equal Rights Amendment fails to pass

Jun 30, 1982

Sadly, on this date, only thirty-five of the thirty-eight sates needed to pass the amendment approve. Opposition (not surprisingly) is mostly found in the south and south-western states.
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Diane Abbott; The first black woman to be elected to House of Commons

Jun 11, 1987

The election of Diane Abbot was a huge push forward in these times; driving society further and further from our more discriminating past.
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