jan 1, 1870 - Women advocate for new rights
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| WHY: | Inspired by success w black suffrage | WHAT: | labor rights (equal access/pay) | both-ways divorce laws | protection from domestic violence | access to birth control | QUOTE: |“Our rotten marriage institution,” one Ohio woman wrote, “is the main obstacle in the way of woman’s freedom.”Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1870
Now
~ 156 years ago