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Women now earn only 60 cents for every dollar earned by men, a decline since 1955. Women of color earn only 42 cents.
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http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fda-approves-the-pill
"Development of “the pill,” as it became popularly known, was initially commissioned by birth-control pioneer Margaret Sanger and funded by heiress Katherine McCormick. Sanger, who opened the first birth-control clinic in the United States in 1916, hoped to encourage the development of a more practical and effective alternative to contraceptives that were in use at the time." -
http://liveaction.org/research/naral-pro-choice-america-factsheet
"NARAL Pro-Choice America, Inc., a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization. This is their constituency-building grassroots branch." -
Although nonwhite women earn even less, the gap is closing between white women and women of color.
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In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court establishes a woman's right to abortion, effectively canceling the anti-abortion laws of 46 states.
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/abortion/roe-v-wade
"...which recognized that the constitutional right to privacy extends to a woman’s right to make her own personal medical decisions — including the decision to have an abortion without interference from politicians." -
Sandra Day O'Connor is the first woman ever appointed to the US Supreme Court. In 1993, she is joined by Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
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Women are now paid 71 cents for every dollar paid to men. The range is from 64 cents for working-class women to 77 cents for professional women with doctorates. Black women earned 65 cents, Latinas 54 cents.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/23/trump-moves-to-end-obamas-cost-free-birth-control-/
"Pro-life advocates say they’re counting on Mr. Trump and Mr. Price to free religious nonprofits from the mandate requiring them to file a certification if they want to opt out of providing birth control for their employees."