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the first sexualy integrated jury hears a case in Albany, NY
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Women's Rights Movement in the U.S.
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Colonies adopt English Common Laws
All maried coupples became one, so married women no longer existed or had a right in anything -
Law passed that takes away all womens rights.
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constitution ratified
the words Persons, people, and electors were used instead of men -
missisippi grants women the right to own property
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declaration of sentiments is signed
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14th amendment is passed
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wyoming passes womens rights law
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15th amendment is ratified
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bradwell vs IL concludes a state has the right to exclude married women from politics
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supreem court says women are people but can't vote
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wyoming grants women the right to vote in all elections
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women now have the right to hold some property in all states
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oragan's supreem court agrees to a 10 hr workday for women implying that they are physically weak
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supreeme court decides that rights of citizens can't be denied based on sex
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activist propose an ammenment to the constitution
amendment would concist of equal rights for men and women -
radice v new york
forbade waitresses from working night shift but allowed ladiesroom attendents and entertainers to work nights -
NRA forbids more then one family member from holding a government job
this caused many women to loose their jobs -
A US supreeme court case premitted midicinal use of birth control
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fair labor standards passes minimum wage without regards to sex
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fay v new york
woman are equaly qualified to be jurers -
hoyst v florida
women are less likely then men to serve jury duty because they are still the center of family hoseholds/life -
equal pay act is passed by congress
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tital VII of then Civil Rights Act is passed
including prohibition of descrimination on all bases by employers -
weeks v southern bell
opened jobs that were once male only to women -
executive order prohibits sex descrimination by government contractors
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Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation
prevents employers from discriminating against women with pre school children -
Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation
bans sex discriminating "now hiring" adds -
housing and credit descrimination against women is banned by congress
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Taylor v Lousianna
bans the government from denying women the right to jury -
general Elec. company v glbert
grants women the right to collect unemployment durring the last 3 months of pregnancy -
pregnancy descrimination banns employers from refusing to hire pregnant women
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supreeme court states that excluding women from the draft is constitutional
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mississipi ratifies 19th ammendment
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Roberts v. U.S. Jaycees
sex discrimination is forbidden by supreeme court opening male organizations fo women -
family medical leave act goes in to affect
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Gender Equity in Education Act is adopted by congress
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US v Virginia
male only admissions to state military violates 19th amendment -
supreeme court rules that college sports must involve roughly equal numbers of men and women for federal support
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CBS Broadcasting agrees to pay $8 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit by the E.E.O.C. on behalf of 200 women.