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Established the agenda of the Women's Rights Movement for years to come, called it the Declaration of Sentiments.
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Anthony cast her vote in the Presidential Election, and was brought to trial. At the time it was illegal to vote
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Woman Suffrage is supported for the first time at the national level by a major political party -- Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose Party.
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The Senate passes the 19th Amendment, stating that the right to vote cannot be denied based upon sex.
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President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act into law. The equal pay act prohibits sex based wage discrimination. The act basically states that there cannot be a man making more money doing the same job as a women, and the pay difference be based on sex.
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Title VII bans discrimination based on race, religion, national origin or sex in the workplace, specifically during the hiring process.
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President Nixon signs Title IX into law, stating that no one be excluded from: participation, benefits of, or be subject to discrimination in an educational program that receives Federal finances, based off of their sex
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US Supreme Court declares the Constitution protects a woman's right to an abortion is legal. It is a landslide 7-2 victory.
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Provides funds for programs to supports victims of rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other gender related violence. Signed into law by President Clinton as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act.
