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Women's rights movement

By baileyallen

  • Seneca Falls woman's rights convention

    Seneca Falls woman's rights convention
    Held in Seneca Falls, New York in July of 1848; the beginning of the Women's Rights Movement.

  • Creation of National Woman Suffrage Association

    Creation of National Woman Suffrage Association
    Women's rights activist Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the National Suffrage Association in order to advocate for women's right to vote and overall equality.

  • First women's suffrage law

    First women's suffrage law
    Wyoming created legislature that allowed women to vote and gave them the right to hold office. The first legislation in favor of women's rights, a step in the right direction.

  • First woman elected to Congress

    First woman elected to Congress
    Women's rights activist, Jeanette Rankin is sworn in and becomes the first women elected to Congress. Helped to inspire women across America.

  • 19th Amendment

    19th Amendment
    The 19th amendment was ratified, giving all American women the right to vote. Even though some women already held the right to vote, this amendment gave the right to all women throughout the country.

  • Equal Pay Act

    Equal Pay Act
    Bill created by John F. Kennedy that prohibited pay discrimination based on gender. Lowered the gender pay gap to give women a chance to succeed in the same ways as men.

  • Roe V. Wade

    Roe V. Wade
    The monumental supreme court case that gave women the right to choose on the topic of abortion. Protects the right of women to choose.

  • Violence Against Women Act

    Violence Against Women Act
    President Bill Clinton signed a bill that gives funding to help victims of sexual assault, stalking, domestic violence, etc. Helps women recover from situations that can be damaging to mental and physical health.

  • Women are allowed to serve in combat positions

    Women are allowed to serve in combat positions
    The pentagon removed a 1994 bill that kept women from serving in combat positions.

  • First woman vice president

    First woman vice president
    On January 20th, 2021 the first female vice president was sworn into office. A monumental day in America that showed all women that it is possible for women to be in power positions.

  • Analysis

    Over time, the focal point of women's rights activism has shifted from the right to vote to equal pay and safety. We see compromise on this issue through the Roe v. Wade supreme court case because even though one side of the argument does not agree with abortion, the law exists as a right to let women choose which route to go with their body. Overall I believe the country is headed in the right direction and as the future goes on the country will see more women in power positions because a

  • Analysis Pt 2

    As time goes on I believe the country will continue in the right direction, protecting women and their rights. I also believe more women will rise to power positions and the gender pay gap will continue to slowly close. I think the future will play out this way if the pattern continues that we have seen in the past.

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