Events
1777: All states pass laws which take away women’s right to vote.1789: United States Constitution ratified1848: Seneca Falls/Declaration of Sentiments1868: 14th Amendment Ratified1855: Missouri v. Celia1869: First woman suffrage law passed in the territory of Wyoming1870: 15th Amendment1872: Susan B Anthony casts first vote1870: First sexually integrated grand jury hears cases in Cheyenne, Wyoming1875: Minor v Happersett (SC says a state can prohibit a woman from voting)1890: Wyoming grants women the right to vote in all elections1920: 19th Amendment1923: Proposed ERA1925 American Indian suffrage granted by act of Congress.1938: The Fair Labor Standards Act establishes minimum wage without regard to sex.1947 Fay v. New York: SC says women are equally qualified to serve on juries1963 Equal Pay Act is passed by CongressTitle 7 civil rights act passes (prohibition against employment discrimination)1965 Weeks v. Southern Bell1965 In Griswold v Connecticut1968 Executive Order 112461865: 13 Amendment passed1971 Reed v. Reed1972 Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in all aspects of education programs that receive federal support1972: Eisenstadt v. Baird1973 Roe v. Wade & Doe v. Bolton1975 Taylor v. Louisiana1976 Craig v. Boren1981 Kirchberg v. Feenstra1989 In Webster v. Reproductive Health Services1997: Mercer v Duke1998 Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth & Faragher v. City of Boca Raton2005 Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education2013: ban against women in military combat positions is removed
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