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First Women's Seneca Falls convention. Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions is debated and signed by 68 women and 32 men.
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Takes place in Worcester, Mass., attracting more than 1,000 participants, both men and women. Held every year since than.
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The territory of Wyoming passes the first women's suffrage law. A year later, women begin serving on juries in the territory.
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The National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association merge to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). As the movement's mainstream organization.
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The National Association of Colored Women is formed, bringing together more than 100 black women's clubs.
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The National Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) is established to advocate for improved wages and working conditions for women.
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Congressional Union to work toward the passage of a federal amendment to give women the vote. The group is later renamed the National Women's Party. Members picket the White House and practice other forms of civil disobedience
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Margaret Sanger opens the first U.S. birth-control clinic in Brooklyn, N.Y. Although the clinic is shut down 10 days later and Sanger is arrested.
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The federal woman suffrage amendment, originally written by Susan B. Anthony and introduced in Congress in 1878, is passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate. It is then sent to the states for ratification.
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The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote, is signed into law by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.
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Margaret Sanger founds the American Birth Control League, which evolves into the Planned Parenthood
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Mary McLeod Bethune organizes the National Council of Negro Women, a coalition of black women's groups that lobbies against job discrimination, racism, and sexism.
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Birth control is FDA approved.
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Congress passes the Equal Pay Act, making it illegal for employers to pay a woman less than what a man would receive for the same job.
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California becomes the first state to adopt a "no fault" divorce law, which allows couples to divorce by mutual consent. By 1985 every state has adopted a similar law. Laws are also passed regarding the equal division of common property.
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In Eisenstadt v. Baird the Supreme Court rules that the right to privacy includes an unmarried person's right to use contraceptives.
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As a result of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court establishes a woman's right to safe and legal abortion, overriding the anti-abortion laws of many states.
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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act bans employment discrimination against pregnant women. Under the Act, a woman cannot be fired or denied a job or a promotion because she is or may become pregnant, nor can she be forced to take a pregnancy leave if she is willing and able to work.
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A bunch of Supreme Court Cases were passed for Womens benefits for abortions, sexual harrasment and discrimination agaisnt sex and pay.
