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Germany: Dorothy Erxleben became the first female doctor
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Sweden: Unmarried women allowed to leave their hometown to give birth anonymously without judgement
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Great Britain: Custody of Infants Acct allows divorced mothers to take custody of their children
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Seneca Falls, NY: First Women's Rights convention held, Declaration of Sentiments signed
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USA: Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first American female doctor
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USA: Sojourner Truth delivers "Ain't I a Woman?" at the Women's Convetion
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Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association
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The territory of Wyoming passes the first women's suffrage law
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Colorado becomes the first state to adopt an amendment granting women suffrage
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The National Assosciation of Colored Women is formed, uniting 100+ black women clubs
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National Women's Trade Union League is established to improve wages and working conditions for women
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Alice Paul and Lucy Burns form the Congressional Union to work toward the passage of an amendment to give women the vote
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Brooklyn,NY: Margaret Sanger opens the first U.S. birth-control clinic
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The federal woman suffrage amendment, originally written by Susan B. Anthony and introduced in 1878, is passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate
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The Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor is formed to safeguard proper working conditions for women
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The 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote is signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby