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The WTUL was established to advocate for improved working conditions and wages for women. The organization played a role in supporting the strikes in the first two decades of the twentieth century.
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The first birth control clinic, opened in 1916 by Margaret Sanger, was opened. Ten days later she was arrested. Later she gained the support of the courts and opened another clinic in New York City in 1923.
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On this day, women gave the right to vote. The 19th Amendment, signed into law by Bainbridge Colby, gave them this right.
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Mary McLeod Bethune created the NCNW in 1935. This group lobbied against job discrimination, racism, and sexism.
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This federation was originally created as the American Birth Control League by Margaret Sanger in 1921.
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This was the first lesbian organization in the United States.
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Congress passes the Equal Pay Act, making it illegal to pay women less than men for the same job.
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Because of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court establishes a woman's right to a safe and legal abortion.
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The case of Meritor Savins Bank v Vinson makes sexual harassment a form of illegal job discrimination.
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In United States v. Virginia, the Supreme Court ruled that the all-male Virginia Military School has to admit women in order to continue receiving public funding.
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The Supreme Court ruled that Title IX prohibits disciplining someone for complaining about sex-based discrimination, in addition to discrimination based on sex.
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Starting out as a teacher, Metcalf-Lindenburger recently came across an application for an educator astronaut position. She decided to apply and, a year later, was called for an interview. On April 5, 2010, she climbed into space shuttle Discovery and flew to the International Space Station.
