1981
Sandra Day
O’Connor swears
into the Supreme
Court; she serves
for 24 years
1932
Amelia Earhart becomes
first woman and second
pilot to fly solo nonstop
across the Atlantic
2016
Hilary Clinton becomes
first female presidential
candidate of a large
party political party
1972
Title IX signed by President
Nixon-”No person...on the basis
of sex, should be excluded from
participation in...any educational
program or activity receiving
Federal financial assistance”
1920 2013
Ratification of 19th
Ammedment to U.S.
Constitution declaring
equal voting rights
among all citizens. U.S. military
removes ban
against women
serving in combat
positions
1963 1983
JFK signs Equal Pay Act,
prohibiting sex-based
wage discrimination Sally Ride becomes first
American woman in
space
1955
Rosa Parks refuses to give up seat
on a bus. Her arrest kickstarts the
Civil Rights Movement
1973
Roe v. Wade. Supreme
Court decalres the
Constitution protects
women’s legal rights to
abortion
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