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The book Sex and the single girl is released and sold two million copies in three weeks. This encouraged women to become independent and sexually active before marriage
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In 1963 the Equal Pay Act became a law in the U.S. and it established equality of pay for men and women performing equal work.
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In 1964 the first women's shelter in the world opened in California.
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The "Women Questions" was raised for the first time at a (SDS) conference.
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Twenty-eight women, among them Betty Friedan, founded the (NOW) to function as a civil rights organization.
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Due to a new law, abortion in Britain was made legal under certain criteria and with medical supervision.
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In 1968 the first American national gathering of women's liberation activists was held in Lake Villa, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
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The American radical organization Redstockings organized.
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On August 26, 1970, the 50th anniversary of woman suffrage in the U.S., tens of thousands of women across the nation participated in the Women's Strike for Equality, organized by Betty Friedan and thought up by Betty Jameson Armistead to demand equal rights.
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Women's Equality Day resolution was passed in 1971 designating August 26 of each year as Women's Equality Day
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The Feminist Women's Health Center was founded in Los Angeles by Carol Downer and Lorraine Rothman
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American tennis player Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match in 1973. This match is remembered for its effect on society and its contribution to the women's movement
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Contraception became free for women in the united kingdom
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In New York City, the first women's bank opened.
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The Domestic Violence Act became law in Britain, enabling women to obtain a court order against their violent husband or partner.
