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The Nineteenth Amendment
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the United States and its states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex, in effect recognising the right of women to a vote -
Wage Gap
President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at eliminating wage disparities based on gender -
Supreme Court
In July 1981, O'Connor became the first female justice in the more-than-190-year history of the Supreme Court. O'Connor's legal decisions were often the swing vote in divisive cases. She tackled issues such as gender discrimination, abortion rights, sexual harassment and freedom of religion. -
Sally Ride
Sally Kristen Ride was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman and the third woman in space, after cosmonauts Valentina Tereshkova in 1963 and Svetlana Savitskaya in 1982 -
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris is sworn in as the first woman and first woman of color vice president of the United States. "While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last," Harris said after getting elected in November.