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On this date, the first women's rights convention was held in Senecca Falls, New York. http://www.ushistory.org/us/26c.asp
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In 1869 the National Woman Suffrage Association (N.W.S.A.) was created by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to change federal law and to oppose the 15th amendment because it excluded women. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html
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On this date, women's rights leader Susan B. Anthony is arrested for voting in the presidential election. She was eventually found guilty of casting a ballot.
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A Doll's House, was written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879, and its first performance was at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Doll's_House
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The first women elected to congress is Jeannette Rankin, a Representative from Montana, is elected.
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On this date, the 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution of the United States. This gives the women the right to vote, and speak their voice in government. This was the result of a long and fierce movement that lasted for years, lead by Susan B. Anthony.
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The National Women's Party proposes a constitutional amendment that states that men and women will have equal rights throughout anything in the U.S.
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Saudi Arabia, the infamous Muslim country that suppresses many of women's rights is created. While the government itself does not consist of laws that conspicuously restrict women, its society disdained women who did things such as drive and wear provocative clothing.
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Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 is passed, which in short eliminates discrimination against sex in any education program, mainly sports. Within 30 years of its creation, the amount of girls in high school sports doubled. https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/advocate/title-ix-issues/history-title-ix/history-title-ix/
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This Act was signed into law by President Obama. The law protects those who face pay discrimination. nwlc.org/resources/lilly-ledbetter-fair-pay-act/
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On this date, women were authorized to choose any military occupation specialty, including ones that were previously not allowed. (Infantry, Airborn are some examples) http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/12/03/carter-telling-military-open-all-combat-jobs-women/76720656/
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Emma Watson, famous British actor and UN Women Goodwill ambassador spoke at the UN headquarters on gender equality http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2014/9/emma-watson-gender-equality-is-your-issue-too
