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Women's Rights History

By siobhanbracken

  • Attempted regulation of water disposal

    Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution.
  • Abigail Adams "Remember the ladies"

    Abigail Adams "Remember the ladies"

    Abigail Adams asked her husband to remember the rights of women while developing the new nation of the United States of America.
  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Seneca Falls Convention

    This was a gathering of women and men who wanted to see progress in the USA. It was the beginning of activism in the country and would be the catalyst for the 19th amendment.

  • The Walden is published

    Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden

  • Ecology is named

    The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
  • First state for women's sufferage

    First state for women's sufferage

    Wyoming becomes the first state in the United States of America to allow white women to vote.

  • Acid rain is named

    The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain

  • Smog is named

    The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution

  • National parks are here

    US Congress created the National Park Service
  • First women elected into the House of Representatives

    First women elected into the House of Representatives

    Jeanette Rankin was the first woman elected into the House of Representatives. She was from Montana.
  • National Women's Sufferage

    National Women's Sufferage

    The 19th amendment stating, “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex," was passed and made law in the USA. This granted all white women the right to vote.

  • Silent Spring

    Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring

  • Earthrise

    The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise

  • Earth Day!

    First Earth Day – April 22. Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency established
  • Title IX is passed

    Title IX is passed

    President Nixon passes the education amendment that states, “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." This protected women in school and college environments.
  • Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade

    The United States Supreme Court voted to allow and protect abortion rights throughout the nation.

  • Protect the ozone

    Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force

  • Reduce carbon

    The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide

  • US says no to reduce carbon

    U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol
  • #MeToo Movement

    #MeToo Movement

    The #MeToo movement brought awareness to women who have suffered from sexual assault or harassment. This movement began in 2006 but came to grow and expand exponentially in 2017. This movement specifically was inspired by actress's who faced sexual assault or harassment in a working environment.
  • Women in Combat

    Women in Combat

    The United States government and military removed the ban on women being involved in combat in the military.

  • America leaves the Paris Agreement

    U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation

  • America is back in!

    U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation
  • First Women Vice President

    First Women Vice President

    In January 2021, Kamala Harris became the first women vice president in US history.