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The Utah Territorial Legislature passes a Marie Curie becomes the first woman in bill allowing women to vote. France to receive a doctoral degree in
February 12, 1869 radioactive substances at Université de la
Sorbonne in Paris. The Suffrage Monument, depicting Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott, sculpted by Adelaide Johnson, is dedicated at the U.S. Capitol.
Henrietta Szold founds Hadassah, the largest Jewish organization in American history, focusing on healthcare and education in the Israel and the U.S.
February 24, 1912
June 25, 1903 February 17, 1870
June 20, 1921
Georgia Neese Clark confirmed as the first woman treasurer of the United States.
U.S. Supreme Court upholds the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees women the right to vote. Esther Hobart Morris in Wyoming became the first American woman Justice of the Peace.
Equal Pay Act enacted: “To prohibit discrimination on account of sex in the payment of wages by employers engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce.” Alice Robertson (R-Oklahoma) becomes the first woman to chair the House of Representatives.
June 10, 1963
February 27, 1922 June 9, 1949
February 15, 1921 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is signed by President Nixon. This legislation guarantees equal access and equal opportunity for female and male students in almost all aspects of our educational systems.
Jocelyn Bell Burnell makes the first discovery of a pulsar, a rapidly rotating neutron star.
February 24, 1967
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) plays its first game.
June 21, 1997 June 23, 1972
Tenley Albright became the first
Connie Chung becomes the second
American woman to win the World Figure woman to co-anchor the evening news, 17
Skating championship. years after Barbara Walters became the February 15, 1953 first in 1976.
June 1, 1993
First postage stamp to honor a black woman, Harriet Tubman, is issued in Washington, DC.
