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68 women and 32 men sign a Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines grievances and sets the agenda for the women's rights movement.
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The first National Women's Rights Convention takes place.
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The National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association merge to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association (
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Colorado is the first state to adopt an amendment granting women the right to vote. Utah and Idaho follow suit in 1896, Washington State in 1910, California in 1911, Oregon, Kansas, and Arizona in 1912, Alaska and Illinois in 1913, Montana and Nevada in 1914, New York in 1917; Michigan, South Dakota, and Oklahoma in 1918.
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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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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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President John Kennedy establishes the President's Commission on the Status of Women and appoints Eleanor Roosevelt as chairwoman.
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As a result of Title IX, the enrollment of women inathletics programs and professional schools increased dramatically.
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The pregnancy discrimitation act amends the title vii of the civil rights act of 1964 and bans employment discrimination against pregnant women.
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The us senate votes unanimously to confirm sandra day oconnor as the first woman supremer court justice he was nominated by president reagan.
