Womens rights history project

womens civil rights

By marieandkendra

  • first wemons right convention

    help in New York. where men and women signed a Declaration of Sentiments. To set revolutions in which getting voting rights for women.

  • First National womens convention

  • national womens suffrage association

  • first womens suffrage law passed

  • rights to vote

    certain states desides to gradually give people the right to vote.

  • the national association of colored women

  • National Women’s Trade Union League

  • National Women’s Party

  • first U.S birth control clinic

    opened in Brooklyn, NY by Margaret Sanger

  • Federal Women Suffrage Amendment is passed

    After it is passed it is sent to congress for ratification

  • The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor is formed

    It was formed to collect information about the working conditiosn of women.

  • 19th Amendment was added to the Constitution

    This gave women the right to vote

  • Planned Parenthood Federation of America is founded

    It was founded by Margaret Sanger

  • National Council of Negro Women is created

    They're against job discrimination, racism, and sexism

  • Birth control information is no longer obscene

  • Daughters of Bilitis is formed

    The first lesbian organizaton in the US

  • Birth control pills are approved by the FDA

  • The Feminine Mistique is published

    This was a book on women's dissatisfaction with the way they're being treated

  • Equal Pay Act is passed

    It is now illegal for women to be paid less than men

  • National Organization for Women is formed

    Their goal is to end sexual discrimination in the workplace

  • Divorce is now legal with mutual consent

  • Unmarried people can now use contraceptives

  • Sex segregation is banned in schools

  • Women can now have safe and legal abortions

  • Pregnancy Discrimination Act is passed

    Employment discrimination against pregnant women is banned

  • Sexual harrassment is now illegal job discrimination

  • Violence Against Women Act is formed

    This act worsens penalties for sex offenders, funds services for rape and domestic violence victims, and gives police officers special training on the subject

  • Fair Pay Restoration Act is passed

    Victims of pay discrimination can now file a complaint