Womens Right Timeline

By Mason Sensibaugh
  • "Declaration of Independence"

    "Declaration of Independence"

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    Sojourner Truth

    Sojourner Truth was born into slavery, eventually escaping and freeing her daughter. She was an abolitionist and women's rights activist.
  • "Ain't I a Woman?"

    "Ain't I a Woman?"

    By Sojourner Truth
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    Katherine Johnson

    American mathematician who was critical in calculating to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights
  • Equal Rights Amendment

    Equal Rights Amendment

    The 19th Amendment was proposed in to effort to secure complete equality for women
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    Shirley Chisholm

    An American politician, who was the first black women
    elected United States Congress
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    Gloria Steinem

    American journalist and social-political activist
  • Women Computers telling Male Engineers what to do

    Women Computers telling Male Engineers what to do

    Demonstrated that women could be in charge of men and set up movements for human computers
  • Early Women Programmers

    Early Women Programmers

    Some of the earliest Programmers were women, they proved they could pioneer a field of technology setting up major opportunities for women to do something few men could do
  • Calculations for a Rocket Launched Double checked

    Calculations for a Rocket Launched Double checked

    John Glenn refused to launch unless Katherine Johnson double-checked the rocket launch calculations, which verified women's intelligence
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    Salma Hayek

    Mexican and American actress and film producer who was a woman right activist
  • "Senate Testimony on the ERA"

    "Senate Testimony on the ERA"

    By Gloria Steinem
  • Presidential Announcement Speech

    Presidential Announcement Speech

    By Shirley Chisholm
  • "Harvey Weinstein is my Monster Too"

    "Harvey Weinstein is my Monster Too"

    By Salma Hayek
  • Speaking out against Harvey Weinstein

    Speaking out against Harvey Weinstein

    Actresses spoke out against Harvey Weinstein and what he did to them, giving women a voice about important topics
  • "The Gendered History of Human Computers"

    "The Gendered History of Human Computers"

    By Clive Thompson
  • Barbie Monologue

    Barbie Monologue

    From the Barbie Movie