Women's Rights Movement

By cklangston

  • The 19th Amendment is Ratified

    The 19th Amendment is Ratified
    72 years after the meeting in Seneca Falls, NY, the 19th amendment is ratified and women are finally given the right to vote.

  • Equal Pay Act is enacted

    Equal Pay Act is enacted
    Employers must give equal pay to employees who do the same tasks regardless of sex, race, color, religion. or natural origin.

  • Roe v. Wade

    Roe v. Wade
    Supreme Court gives women the right to choose. It is ruled that it is a woman's constitutional right to carry a pregnancy to term or have an abortion.

  • The Violence Against Women Act

    The Violence Against Women Act
    Began to change the way that violence against women was handled. Penalties against sex offenders were tightened and more funds and programs were devoted to victims of rape and domestic violence

  • Lily Ledbetter Fairpay Restoration Act

    Lily Ledbetter Fairpay Restoration Act
    Victims of pay discrimination are now allowed to file a complaint against their employers for discrimination of pay 180 days after their last paycheck (in the past it was 180 days after the first paycheck).