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7 million women take the jobs of men as they are called to serve for the army.
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In Argentina
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De Beauvoir's Second Sex published in the USA
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Rosa Parks protests sparks Montgomery Bus Boycott
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Birth control pill approved for marketing
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Presidential Commission on the Status of Women established.
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Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique published.
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Equal Pay Act signed into law by Kennedy.
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Tittle VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits sex discrimination in employment.
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National Organization for Women founded.
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Radical feminists picket Miss America pageant in Atlantc City.
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Shirley Chisholm becomes first black woman to be elected to the Congress.
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Gloria Steinem publishes 'After Black Power, Women's Liberation'.
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Equal Rights Amendment passed by Senate (fails to win ratification by a majority of state legislatures).
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Roe v. Wade decisions gives women right to chose on abortion.
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Mother of Plaza de Mayo protest against regime in Argentna.
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Janet Reno becomes US Attorney General.
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Kim Campbell becomes the first female prime minister of Canada.
