WOMEN WOMEN WOMEN WOMEN WOMEN WOMEN
OME WOM
ISABEL SOL STETSON UNIVERSITY
EN MEN
LORZANO Y, DELAND, FL 32723
WOM WOM WOM
MEN MEN MEN
WOM WOM WOM WO
MEN MEN MEN
WOM WOM WOM
MEN MEN MEN
ABIGAL ADAM ELIZABETH CA SOJOURNER T
A EL
MS, ADY STANTON, TRUTH
ABIGAL ADAMS LIZABETH CAD
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON
MARCH
SOJOURN
H 31, 1776 ABIGAIL ADAMS
NER TRUTH
SOURCES:
HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/ ELIZABETH_CADY_STANTON HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/ SOJOURNER_TRUTH HTTPS://WWW.WOMENSHISTORY. ORG/EDUCATION-RESOURCES/ BIOGRAPHIES/ABIGAIL-ADAMS
IN A LETTER TO FOUNDING FATHER JOHN ADAMS, FUTURE FIRST LADY ABIGAIL ADAMS MAKES A PLEA TO HIM AND THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS TO “REMEMBER THE LADIES AND BE MORE GENEROUS AND FAVORABLE TO THEM THAN YOUR ANCESTORS. DO NOT PUT SUCH UNLIMITED POWER INTO THE HANDS OF THE HUSBANDS. REMEMBER, ALL MEN WOULD BE TYRANTS IF THEY COULD. IF PARTICULAR CARE AND ATTENTION IS NOT PAID TO THE LADIES, WE ARE DETERMINED TO FOMENT A REBELLION, AND WILL NOT HOLD OURSELVES BOUND BY ANY LAWS IN WHICH WE HAVE NO VOICE OR REPRESENTATION.”
HER HUSBAND
WILL NOT HOLD OURSELVES BOUND BY ANY LAWS IN WHICH WE HAVE NO VOICE OR REPRESENTATION.
“LADIES, WE AR DETERMINED TO FOMENT A REBELLION, AN WILL NOT HOL OURSELVES BOUND BY ANY LAWS IN WHICH HAVE NO VOIC REPRESENTATI
RE
ND D
Y H WE CE OR ION.”
“LADIES, W DETERM TO FOM REBELLION WILL NOT OURS BOUND B
JULY 19-
THE SENECA FALL
-20, 1848
LS CONVENTION
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.COVEYCLUB. COM/BLOG_POSTS/SENECA-FALLS-CONVENTION-FEMINISM/
IN THE FIRST WOME CONVENTION ORGA THE SENECA FALLS CONVENTION IS HELD IN NEW YORK, WITH 300 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING ORGANIZERS ELIZABETH CADY STANTON AND LUCRETIA MOTT. SIXTY-EIGHT WOMEN AND 32 MEN (INCLUDING FREDERICK DOUGLASS) SIGN THE DECLARATION OF SENTIMENTS, WHICH SPARKED DECADES OF ACTIVISM, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO THE PASSAGE OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT GRANTING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
EN’S RIGHTS ANIZED BY WOMEN,
EVENTUALLY LEADING TO THE PASSAGE OF THE 19TH AMENDMENT GRANTING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
“WOMAN’S DEGRADATION IS IN MAN’S IDEA OF HIS SEXUAL RIGHTS OUR RELIGION, LAWS, CUSTOMS, ARE ALL FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THA WOMAN WAS MADE FOR MAN.”
S.
AT E
“WOM DEGRADATIO IN MAN’S IDE HIS SEXUAL RIG OUR RELIG LAWS, CUSTO ARE ALL FOUN ON THE BELIEF T
JAN 23
ELIZABETH B
3, 1849
BLACKWELL
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.WOMENSHISTORY.ORG/EDUCATION-RESOURCES/BIOGRAPHIES/ELIZABETH-BLACKWELL
ELIZABETH B BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO GRADUATE FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL AND BECOME A DOCTOR IN THE UNITED STATES. BORN IN BRISTOL, ENGLAND, SHE GRADUATED FROM GENEVA COLLEGE IN NEW YORK WITH THE HIGHEST GRADES IN HER ENTIRE CLASS.
BLACKWELL
THE FIRST WOMAN TO GRADUATE FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL AND BECOME A DOCTOR IN THE UNITED STATES.
“IF SOCIETY WILL NOT ADMIT OF WOMAN'S FREE DEVELOPMENT, THEN SOCIETY MUST BE REMODELED.”
E T,
“IF SOCIE WILL N ADMIT WOMAN'S FR DEVELOPMEN THEN SOCIE
MAY 29 2
“AIN’T I A W
9, 1851 29,
WOMAN?”
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.BIOGRAPHY. COM/NEWS/SOJOURNERTRUTH-AINT-I-A-WOMANSPEECH
A FORMER SLAVE TUR AND WOMEN’S RIGH
SOJOURNER TRUTH DELIVERS HER FAMOUS "AIN'T I A WOMAN?" SPEEC THE WOMEN’S RIGHTS CONVENTIO AKRON, OHIO. “AND AIN'T I A WOM LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT MY ARM! I HA PLOUGHED AND PLANTED, AND GA INTO BARNS, AND NO MAN COULD ME! AND AIN'T I A WOMAN? I COUL AS MUCH AND EAT AS MUCH AS A M WHEN I COULD GET IT—AND BEAR LASH AS WELL! AND AIN'T I A WOMA HAVE BORNE 13 CHILDREN, AND SE MOST ALL SOLD OFF TO SLAVERY, A WHEN I CRIED OUT WITH MY MOTH GRIEF, NONE BUT JESUS HEARD ME AIN'T I A WOMAN?”
RNED ABOLITIONIST HTS ACTIVIST,
R CH AT ON IN AN? AVE ATHERED D HEAD LD WORK MAN— THE AN? I EEN AND HER'S E! AND
“LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT MY ARM! I HAVE PLOUGHED AND PLANTED, AND GATHERED INTO BARNS, AND NO MAN COULD HEAD ME!”
“IF THE FIRST WOMAN GOD EVER MADE WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN ALL ALONE, THESE WOMEN TOGETHER OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO TURN IT BACK , AND GET IT RIGHT SIDE UP AGAIN! AND NOW THEY IS ASKING TO DO IT, THE MEN BETTER LET THEM.”
“IF THE FIRST W GOD EVER MAD STRONG ENOU TURN THE W UPSIDE DOW ALONE, THESE W TOGETHER O TO BE ABLE TO IT BACK , AND RIGHT SIDE UP A AND NOW T
DEC 10
TERRITORY O
0, 1869
OF WYOMING
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.HISTORY.COM/ NEWS/THE-STATE-WHEREWOMEN-VOTED-LONG-BEFORE-THE-19TH-AMENDMENT
THE LEGI OF THE TERRITORY OF WYOMING PASSES AMERICA’S FIRST WOMAN SUFFRAGE LAW, GRANTING WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE. IN 1890, WYOMING IS THE 44TH STATE ADMITTED TO THE UNION AND BECOMES THE FIRST STATE TO ALLOW WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
ISLATURE IN 1890, WYOMING IS THE 44TH STATE ADMITTED TO THE UNION AND BECOMES THE FIRST STATE TO ALLOW WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
“THAT EVERY WOMAN OF THE AGE OF TWENTYONE YEARS, RESIDING IN THIS TERRITORY, MAY, AT EVERY ELECTION TO BE HOLDEN UNDER THE LAWS THEREOF, CAST HER VOTE. AND HER RIGHTS TO THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE AND TO HOLD OFFICE SHALL BE THE SAME UNDER THE ELECTION LAWS OF THIS TERRITORY, AS THOSE OF ELECTORS.”
S .
D
“THAT EVERY W OF THE AGE OF T ONE YEARS, RESID THIS TERRITORY, EVERY ELECTIO HOLDEN UNDER TH THEREOF, CAST HE AND HER RIGHTS ELECTIVE FRANCHI TO HOLD OFFICE
SUFFRAGE M 19TH AMEND
SUF
MOVEMENT, DMENT
FFRAGE MOVEM
MAY 15
NATIONAL SUFFRA
5, 1869
AGE ASSOCIATION
SOURCES:
HTTPS://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/ WIKI/NATIONAL_AMERICAN_ WOMAN_SUFFRAGE_ASSOCIATION
SUSAN B. ANTH ELIZABETH CAD FOUND THE NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION, WHICH COORDINATED THE NATIONAL SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT. IN 1890, THE GROUP TEAMED WITH THE AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION TO FORM THE NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION.
HONY AND DY STANTON
THE PAIR BELIEVED THAT INSTEAD OF SUPPORTING THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT AS IT WAS, WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SHOULD FIGHT FOR WOMEN TO BE INCLUDED AS WELL.
“I DECLARE TO YOU THAT WOMAN MUST NOT DEPEND UPON THE PROTECTION OF MAN, BUT MUST BE TAUGHT TO PROTECT HERSELF, AND THERE I TAKE MY STAND.”
T E
,
“I DEC TO YOU WOMAN MUST DEPEND UPON PROTECTIO MAN, BUT M BE TAUGH PROTECT HER
OCT 16
MARGARE
6, 1916
ET SANGER
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.NYDAILYNEWS. COM/NEW-YORK/MARGARET-SANGER-PLANNED-PARENTHOOD-FOUNDER-JAILED-ARTICLE-1.2882516
MARGARET
OPENS THE FIRST BIRTH CON IN THE UNITED STATES. LOCAT BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN, H WAS DEEMED ILLEGAL UNDE “COMSTOCK LAWS” FORBIDD CONTROL, AND THE CLINIC W ON OCTOBER 26, 1916. WHEN TO CLOSE TWO ADDITIONAL T TO LEGAL THREATS, SHE CLO CLINIC AND EVENTUALLY FOU AMERICAN BIRTH CONTROL L IN 1921—THE PRECURSOR TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD.
T SANGER
NTROL CLINIC TED IN HER CLINIC ER THE DING BIRTH WAS RAIDED N SHE HAD TIMES DUE OSED THE UNDED THE LEAGUE TODAY’S
EVENTUALLY FOUNDED THE AMERICAN BIRTH CONTROL LEAGUE IN 1921—THE PRECURSOR TO TODAY’S PLANNED PARENTHOOD.
“WHEN MOTHERHO BECOMES THE FRU OF A DEEP YEARNIN NOT THE RESULT OF IGNORANCE OR ACCIDENT, ITS CHILDREN WILL BECOME THE FOUNDATION OF A NEW RACE.”
OOD UIT NG,
A
“WHEN MOTH BECOMES T OF A DEEP YE NOT TH OF IGN
APRIL
JEANNETT
L 2, 1917
TE RANKIN
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.HISTORY.COM/ TOPICS/WOMENS-HISTORY/ JEANNETTE-RANKIN
JEANNETTE OF MONTANA, A LONGTIME ACTIVIST WITH THE NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION, IS SWORN IN AS THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
E RANKIN
SWORN IN AS THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO CONGRESS AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
“MEN AND WOMEN ARE LIKE RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS; IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE NOT TO USE BOTH.”
“MEN AN WOMEN AR LIKE RIGH AND LE HANDS; DOESN MAKE SENS NOT TO US
AUG 18
RATIFICATION OF TH
8, 1920
HE 19TH AMENDMENT
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.TOOPRETTYBRAND.COM/THENARATIVE/ NEVER-TOO-PRETTY-TOVOTE
RATIFICATIO THE 19TH AM
TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION I COMPLETED, DECLARING “T RIGHT OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES TO VOTE SH NOT BE DENIED OR ABRIDG BY THE UNITED STATES OR B STATE ON ACCOUNT OF SEX IT IS NICKNAMED “THE SUSA B. ANTHONY AMENDMENT” IN HONOR OF HER WORK O BEHALF OF WOMEN’S SUFF
ON OF MENDMENT
IS THE
ALL GED BY ANY X.” AN
ON FRAGE.
IT IS NICKNAMED “THE SUSAN B. ANTHONY AMENDMENT” IN HONOR OF HER WORK ON BEHALF OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE.
“I DECLARE TO YO THAT WOMAN MU NOT DEPEND UPO THE PROTECTION OF MAN, BUT MUS BE TAUGHT TO PROTECT HERSEL AND THERE I TAKE MY STAND.”
OU UST ON N ST
LF, E
“I DECLARE THAT WOMA NOT DEPEN THE PROT OF MAN, BU
MAY 20-
AMELIA E
-21, 1932
EARHART
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.LATIMES.COM/ NATION/LA-NA-AMELIA-EARHART-FOUND-20180309-STORY.HTML
AMELIA EA BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN, AND SECOND PILOT EVER TO FLY SOLO NONSTOP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
ARHART
EVER TO FLY SOLO NONSTOP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
“WOMEN MUST TR TO DO THINGS AS MEN HAVE TRIED. WHEN THEY FAIL, THEIR FAILURE MUST BE BUT A CHALLENGE TO OTHERS.”
RY S . “WOMEN MUST T , TO DO THINGS MEN HAVE TRI WHEN THEY FA THEIR FAILU MUST BE BU
ROSA PAR RIGHTS, EQ ROSA
KS, CIVIL RKS, QUAL PAY
PARKS, CIVI
DEC 1
ROSA P
1, 1955
PARKS
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.LATIMES.COM/ NATION/LA-NA-AMELIA-EARHART-FOUND-20180309-STORY.HTML
BLACK SEA ROSA PARKS REFUSES TO GIVE UP HER SEAT TO A WHITE MAN ON A BUS IN MONTGOMERY, ALA. THE MOVE HELPS LAUNCH THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
AMSTRESS
THE MOVE HELPS LAUNCH THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
“NO “N
O.” NO
MAY 9
THE FOOD AND DRUG A
9, 1960
ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.HISTORY.COM/ THIS-DAY-IN-HISTORY/FDAAPPROVES-THE-PILL
THE FOOD A ADMINISTR (FDA)
APPROVES THE FIRST COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED BIRTH CONTROL PILL IN THE WORLD, ALLOWING WOMEN CONTROL WHEN AND IF TH HAVE CHILDREN. MARGARE SANGER INITIALLY COMMISS “THE PILL” WITH FUNDING FR HEIRESS KATHERINE MCCO
AND DRUG RATION
D E N TO HEY ET SIONED ROM ORMICK.
ALLOWING WOMEN TO CONTROL WHEN AND IF THEY HAVE CHILDREN.
“WOMEN MUST HAVE HER FREEDOM, THE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDO OF CHOOSING WHETHE OR NOT SHE WILL BE A MOTHER AND HOW MAN CHILDREN SHE WILL HA REGARDLESS OF WHAT MAN’S ATTITUDE MAY BE THAT PROBLEM IS HERS - AND BEFORE IT CAN BE HIS, IT IS HERS ALONE.”
OM ER
NY AVE.
E,
E
“WOMEN MU HER FREED FUNDAMENTAL F OF CHOOSING W OR NOT SHE W MOTHER AND HO CHILDREN SHE WI REGARDLESS O MAN’S ATTITUDE
JUNE 1
EQUAL P
10, 1964
PAY ACT
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.INHERSIGHT. COM/BLOG/INSIGHT-COMMENTARY/EQUAL-PAY-ACT?_ N=1439026
PRESIDEN KENNEDY SIGNS INTO LAW THE EQUAL PAY ACT, PROHIBITING SEX-BASED WAGE DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN PERFORMING THE SAME JOB IN THE SAME WORKPLACE.
NT JOHN F.
PROHIBITING SEX-BASED WAGE DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN PERFORMING THE SAME JOB
“WE STILL ARE NOT PAID EQUALLY. AND IF YOU BELIEVE THAT IT’S A MYT DO THE MATH. UNEQUAL PAY HURTS WOMEN. IT HURTS THEIR FAMILIES. AND IT HURTS US ALL. YO AND I HAVE TO CONTINU FIGHTING FOR EQUAL PA FOR EQUAL WORK. I GET EACH DAY WITH THAT ON MIND, BECAUSE I NEED T MAKE A DIFFERENCE.”
H, L
OU UE AY T UP N MY TO
“WE STILL ARE EQUALLY. AN BELIEVE THAT IT’S DO THE MATH. U PAY HURTS W HURTS THEIR F AND IT HURTS US AND I HAVE TO C FIGHTING FOR EQ FOR EQUAL WORK
JULY 2
CIVIL RIG
2, 1964
GHTS ACT
SOURCES:
HTTPS://6ABC.COM/1964-CIVIL-RIGHTS-ACT-PRESIDENTLYNDON-B-JOHNSON-DISCRIMINATION-ON-THE-BASISOF-RACE-COLOR/6291627/
PRESIDEN B. JOHNSO SIGNS THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT INTO LAW; TITLE VII BANS EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SEX.
T LYNDON ON TITLE VII BANS EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SEX.
“IF YOU BELIEVE IN A CAUSE, BE WILLING TO STA UP FOR THAT CAUSE WITH A MILLION PEOPL OR BY YOURSEL
E
AND
“IF YOU BE IN A CAUS LE WILLING TO S LF.” UP FOR CAUSE W
JUNE 3
NATIONAL ORGANIZA
30, 1966
ATION FOR WOMEN
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.MYLIFETIME. COM/SHE-DID-THAT/OCTOBER-29-1966-THE-NATIONAL-ORGANIZATION-FOR-WOMENS-STATEMENT-OF-PURPOSE-WAS-ADOPTED
BETTY FR
AUTHOR OF 1963’S THE FEM MYSTIQUE, HELPS FOUND T NATIONAL ORGANIZATION F WOMEN (NOW), USING, AS T ORGANIZATION NOW STATE “GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM TO PROMOTE FEMINIST IDEALS SOCIETAL CHANGE, ELIMINA DISCRIMINATION, AND ACH AND PROTECT THE EQUAL R OF ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS ASPECTS OF SOCIAL, POLITI AND ECONOMIC LIFE.”
RIEDAN
MININE THE FOR THE ES, O S, LEAD ATE HIEVE RIGHTS IN ALL ICAL,
ACHIEVE AND PROTECT THE EQUAL RIGHTS OF ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC LIFE.
“WHEN SHE STOPPED CONFORMING TO THE CONVENTIONAL PICTURE OF FEMININITY SHE FINALLY BEGAN TO ENJOY BEING A WOMAN.”
A
“WHEN SH STOPPE CONFORMIN TO TH CONVENTION PICTURE O FEMININITY SH FINALLY BEGA
TITLE IX, BATTLE O SEXES
OF THE
TITLE IX, BATTLE O
JUNE 2
TITLE IX OF THE EDUCA
23, 1972
ATION AMENDMENTS
SOURCES:
HTTPS://EQUITY.UTEXAS.EDU/POLICIES/TITLE-IX/
TITLE IX OF EDUCATIO AMENDME
IS SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESID RICHARD NIXON. IT STATES “NO PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES SHALL, ON THE BASIS OF SEX, B EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATIO IN, BE DENIED THE BENEFITS O BE SUBJECTED TO DISCRIMINA UNDER ANY EDUCATION PROG OR ACTIVITY RECEIVING FEDER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.”
F THE ON ENTS
DENT O S BE ON OF, OR ATION GRAM RAL
NO PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES SHALL, ON THE BASIS OF SEX, BE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATION
“THANKS TO THE EFFOR OF MANY WOMEN WHO REFUSED TO QUIT AND WHO STOOD UP FOR THEIR DAUGHTERS AND MINE, THE DOOR TO OPPORTUNITY WAS OPE IN 1972 FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS TO ESCAPE GENDER STEREOTYPES AND TO EXPLORE AREAS INTEREST NOT AVAILABL THE PAST.”
RTS O
“THANKS TO THE OF MANY WOM REFUSED TO ENED WHO STOO THEIR DAUGH MINE, THE OPPORTUNITY WAS S OF IN 1972 FOR BO LE IN AND GIRLS T
D
JAN 22
ROE V.
2, 1973
WADE
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.THEATLANTIC.COM/ IDEAS/ARCHIVE/2020/03/BEFOREROE-V-WADE/607609/
ROE V. IN ITS LANDMARK 7-2 ROE V. WADE DECISION, THE U.S. SUPREME COURT DECLARES THAT THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTS A WOMAN’S LEGAL RIGHT TO AN ABORTION.
. WADE THE CONSTITUTION PROTECTS A WOMAN’S LEGAL RIGHT TO AN ABORTION.
“IT IS TIME TO RENEW THE BATTLE FOR REPRODUCTIV RIGHTS. WE HAVE BEEN OUTMANEUVERED, OUTSP OUTPOSTURED, AND OUTVOTED BY A GROUP OF SINGLE-ISSUE ACTIVISTS. IT HAS TAKEN THEM NEARLY TWO DECADES TO TURN BACK THE PRINCIPLES OF ROE. LET’S MAKE SURE IT TAKES US A SHORTER TIME REPLACE PROTECTION FOR REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE.”
VE
PENT,
F T
E TO R
“IT IS TIME TO BATTLE FOR REPR RIGHTS. WE OUTMANEUVERED, OUTPOST OUTVOTED BY A SINGLE-ISSUE A HAS TAKEN TH TWO DECAD BACK THE PRI ROE. LET’S MA TAKES US A SHORT
SEPT 2
THE BATTLE O
20, 1973
OF THE SEXES
SOURCES:
HTTPS://FTW.USATODAY. COM/2013/09/BILLIE-JEAN-KINGBATTLE-OF-THE-SEXES-BOBBYRIGGS
THE BA OF THE
TENNIS GREAT BILLIE JEAN KING BEATS BOBBY RIGGS IN STRAIGH SETS DURING AN EXHIBITION MA AIRED ON PRIMETIME TV AND DRAWING 90 MILLION VIEWERS. THOUGHT IT WOULD SET US BAC YEARS IF I DIDN’T WIN THAT MATC KING SAYS AFTER THE MATCH. “IT WOULD RUIN THE WOMEN’S [TENNIS] TOUR AND AFFECT ALL WOMEN’S SELF-ESTEEM.”
ATTLE E SEXES
HT ATCH
“I CK 50 CH,”
L
GREAT BILLIE JEAN KING BEATS BOBBY RIGGS
“I THOUGHT IT WOULD SET US BACK 50 YEARS IF I DIDN’T WIN THAT MATCH. IT WOULD RUIN THE WOMEN’ [TENNIS] TOUR AND AFFECT ALL WOMEN’S SELFESTEEM.”
’S
“I THOUG WOULD SE BACK 50 YEA I DIDN’T WIN MATCH. IT WO RUIN THE WOM [TENNIS] T
SANDRA O’CONNO SALLY RID SANDRA NOR, SA
DAY OR, DE A DAY O’C ALLY RIDE
JULY 7
SANDRA DAY
7, 1981
Y O’CONNOR
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.THELILY.COM/ BEFORE-RUTH-BADER-GINSBURG-THERE-WAS-SANDRA-DAYOCONNOR-THE-FIRST-FEMALESUPREME-COURT-JUSTICE-WASAN-UNFEMINIST-FEMINIST/
SANDR O’CONN IS SWORN IN BY PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN AS THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. SHE RETIRES IN 2006, AFTER SERVING FOR 24 YEARS.
RA DAY NOR THE FIRST WOMAN TO SERVE ON THE U.S. SUPREME COURT.
“DO THE BEST YOU CAN IN EVERY TASK NO MATTER HOW UNIMPORTANT IT MAY SEEM AT THE TIME. NO ONE LEARNS MORE ABOUT A PROBLEM THAN THE PERSON AT THE BOTTOM.”
K,
M N
“DO THE BEST CAN IN EVERY NO MATTER UNIMPOR IT MAY SEE THE TIME. NO LEARNS M ABOUT A PRO
JUNE 1
SALLY
18, 1983
Y RIDE
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.CSMONITOR.COM/ SCIENCE/2012/0724/SALLY-RIDETHE-CELEBRITY-SHY-FIRST-USWOMAN-IN-SPACE
SALLY FLYING ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER, SALLY RIDE BECOMES THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE.
Y RIDE THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMAN IN SPACE.
“IT’S SOMETHING THAT WAS JUST DEEP INSIDE ME. THERE IS REALLY NO OTHER WAY TO DESCRIB IT. THE MOMENT I SAW THE OPPORTUNITY, I KNEW THAT THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO DO. I CAN’T EXPLAIN WHY I WANTED TO DO IT, IT’S JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS PART OF ME.”
O BE
.
IT’S SOMETHIN WAS JUST DEEP ME. THERE IS RE OTHER WAY TO D IT. THE MOMEN THE OPPORT KNEW THAT WHAT I WANTED I CAN’T EXPLAI WANTED TO D
JULY 12
GERALDINE
2, 1984
E FERRARO
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.STARTRIBUNE.COM/ RECALLING-THE-FIRST-TIME-APRESIDENTIAL-CANDIDATE-SRUNNING-MATE-WAS-A-WOMAN/572066122/
GERAL FERRA
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE WALTER MONDAL NAMES U.S. REP. GERALDINE FERRARO (N.Y.) AS HIS RUNNING MATE, MAKING HER THE FIRST WOMAN VICE PRESIDENT NOMINEE BY A MAJOR PARTY.
LDINE ARO
L LE E
E
THE FIRST WOMAN VICE PRESIDENT NOMINEE BY A MAJOR PARTY.
“VICE PRESI IT HAS SUCH NICE RING T
“VICE IT
IDENTHA TO IT!”
E PRESIDENT T HAS SUCH
MARCH
JANET
H 12, 1993
RENO
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES. COM/2016/11/08/US/JANET-RENO-DEAD.HTML
JANET NOMINATED BY PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, JANET RENO IS SWORN IN AS THE FIRST FEMALE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
RENO THE FIRST FEMALE ATTORNEY GENERAL
“UNTIL THE DAY I DIE, OR UNTIL THE DAY I CAN’T THINK ANYMOR I WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN TH ISSUES THAT I CARE ABOUT.”
T RE,
HE
“UNTIL THE I DIE, OR U THE DAY I C THINK ANYM I WANT T INVOLVED IN
JAN 23
MADELEINE
3, 1997
E ALBRIGHT
SOURCES:
HTTPS://TWITTER.COM/ CLINTONCENTER/STATUS/1220406638563250176
MADEL ALBRIG ALSO NOMINATED BY CLINTON, MADELEINE ALBRIGHT IS SWORN IN AS THE NATION’S FIRST FEMALE SECRETARY OF STATE.
LEINE GHT THE NATION’S FIRST FEMALE SECRETARY OF STATE.
“I LOVE BEING A WOMAN AND I WAS NO ONE OF THESE WOMEN WHO ROSE THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LIFE BY WEARING MEN’S CLOTHES OR LOOKING MASCULINE. I LOVED WEARING BRIGHT COLORS AND BEING WHO I AM.”
OT N H
G
“I LOVE B WOMAN AND I W ONE OF THESE W WHO ROSE TH PROFESSION BY WEARING CLOTHES OR LO
SEPT 13
VIOLENCE AGAIN
3, 1994
NST WOMEN ACT
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.NPR. ORG/2019/04/04/707685268/VIOLENCE-AGAINST-WOMEN-ACTGETS-TANGLED-UP-IN-GUNRIGHTS-DEBATE
VIOLENCE WOMEN A
CLINTON SIGNS THE VIOLEN AGAINST WOMEN ACT AS PART OF THE VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT, PROVIDING FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT HELP VICTI OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, RA SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING AND OTHER GENDER-RELAT VIOLENCE.
E AGAINST ACT
NCE
MS APE,
TED
PROVIDING FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT HELP VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING AND OTHER GENDER-RELATED VIOLENCE.
“WHEN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IS LONGER SOCIETALL ACCEPTED, NO LONGER KEPT SECR WHEN EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THA EVEN ONE CASE IS MANY. THAT’S WHEN WILL CHANGE.”
S NO LY
RET;
AT TOO N IT
“WHEN AGAINST WOM LONGER SO ACCE LONGER KEP WHEN E UNDERSTA
NANCY PE HILLARY C
NANC
ELOSI, CLINTON
CY PELOS
JAN 4,
NANCY
, 2007
Y PELOSI
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.CNN. COM/2018/03/07/POLITICS/NANCY-PELOSI-DONATES-GAVEL-SMITHSONIAN/INDEX.HTML
U.S. REP. PELOSI U.S. REP. NANCY PELOSI (D-CALIF.) BECOMES THE FIRST FEMALE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. IN 2019, SHE RECLAIMS THE TITLE, BECOMING THE FIRST LAWMAKER TO HOLD THE OFFICE TWO TIMES IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS.
. NANCY
THE FIRST FEMALE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
“A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEABAG YOU CAN’T TEL HOW STRONG SHE IS UNTIL YOU PUT HER I HOT WATER.”
G. LL
IN
“A WOM LIKE A TEA YOU CAN’T HOW STR SHE IS U
AUG 29
SARAH
9, 2008
H PALIN
SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES. COM/2020/05/11/US/POLITICS/JOEBIDEN-SARAH-PALIN-2008.HTML
SARAH ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN TO RUN FOR VICE PRESIDENT ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET. HILLARY CLINTON LOSES THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION TO BARACK OBAMA.
H PALIN FIRST WOMAN TO RUN FOR VICE PRESIDENT ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
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HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES. COM/2013/01/24/US/PENTAGONSAYS-IT-IS-LIFTING-BAN-ONWOMEN-IN-COMBAT.HTML
THE U.S. MILITAR THE U.S. MILITARY REMOVES A BAN AGAINST WOMEN SERVING IN COMBAT POSITIONS.
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“TODAY EVERY AMERICAN CAN BE PROUD THAT OUR MILITARY WILL GROW EVEN STRONGER WITH OUR MOTHERS WIVES, SISTERS AND DAUGHTERS PLAYING A GREATER ROLE IN PROTECTING THIS COUNTRY WE LOVE.”
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SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.NBCNEWS.COM/ POLITICS/POLITICS-NEWS/HILLARY-CLINTON-ZINGS-TRUMPRIPPING-HER-2016-CAMPAIGNSLOGAN-N970721
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SOURCES:
HTTPS://RESOURCES. BILLOFRIGHTSINSTITUTE. ORG/VOTES-FOR-WOMEN/WOMEN-IN-THE-POLITICAL-WORLD-TODAY/
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HTTPS://DEPAULIAONLINE. COM/49939/OPINIONS/OPINIONALEXANDIRA-OCASIO-CORTEZIS-A-SOURCE-OF-PRIDE-FORYOUNG-LATINAS/
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DREW NATIONAL RECOGNITIO WHEN SHE WON THE DEMOC PARTY’S PRIMARY ELECTION F NEW YORK’S 14TH CONGRESS DISTRICT ON JUNE 26, 2018. SH DEFEATED DEMOCRATIC CAU CHAIR JOE CROWLEY, A 10-TE INCUMBENT, IN WHAT WAS W SEEN AS THE BIGGEST UPSET VICTORY IN THE 2018 MIDTERM ELECTION PRIMARIES.
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SOURCES:
HTTPS://WWW.CNN. COM/2020/08/11/POLITICS/BIDENVP-PICK/INDEX.HTML
KAMALA JOE BIDEN HAS CHOSEN KAMALA HARRIS, THE PROMINENT SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA WHOSE POLITICAL CAREER HAS INCLUDED MANY BARRIERBREAKING MOMENTS, AS HIS RUNNING MATE. IF ELECTED, SHE WOULD BE THE NATION’S FIRST FEMALE, FIRST BLACK AND FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENT.
A HARRIS IF ELECTED, SHE WOULD BE THE NATION’S FIRST FEMALE, FIRST BLACK AND FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENT.
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BIBLIOG EDELMAN, A., SHIVARAM, D., & WELKER, K. (2020, AUGUST 12). KAMALA HARRIS NAMED BY JOE BIDEN AS HIS VP PICK. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://WWW.NBCNEWS.COM/ POLITICS/2020-ELECTION/JOE-BIDEN-SELECTS-KAMALAHARRIS-HIS-RUNNING-MATE-N1235771FERNANDEZ, M. (2020, JULY 23). AOC ON TED YOHO: MY PARENTS "DID NOT RAISE ME TO ACCEPT ABUSE FROM MEN". RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS:// WWW.AXIOS.COM/AOC-TED-YOHO-APOLOGY-172950AB5D78-44CB-9CC1-F453E6379431.HTMLHISTORY.COM EDITORS. (2019, FEBRUARY 26). WOMEN'S HISTORY MILESTONES: A TIMELINE. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://WWW.HISTORY.COM/TOPICS/WOMENSHISTORY/WOMENS-HISTORY-US-TIMELINESTEPPING THROUGH HISTORY. (N.D.). RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://WWW.USNEWS.COM/NEWS/ THE-REPORT/ARTICLES/2017-01-20/TIMELINE-THEWOMENS-RIGHTS-MOVEMENT-IN-THE-USZELENY, J., MERICA, D., SAENZ, A., RESTON, M., & BRADNER, E. (2020, AUGUST 11). JOE BIDEN PICKS KAMALA HARRIS AS HIS RUNNING MATE. RETRIEVED FROM HTTPS://WWW.CNN.COM/2020/08/11/ POLITICS/BIDEN-VP-PICK/INDEX.HTML
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