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The history of women in the United States encompasses the lived experiences and contributions of women throughout American history . The earliest women living in what is now the United States were Native Americans. During the 19th century, women were primarily restricted to domestic roles in keeping with Protestant values.
Learn about the history of women in the United States by exploring their stories through letters, photographs, film, and other primary sources. Explore the records featured here, and view selected images from the National Archives Catalog.
By U.S. state or territory U.S. states. List of years in Alabama; List of years in Alaska; List of years in Arizona; List of years in Arkansas; List of years in California
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- Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth
- Suffrage Movement, 19th Amendment
- Rosa Parks, Civil Rights, Equal Pay
- Title Ix, Battle of The Sexes
- Sandra Day O'Connor, Sally Ride
- Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris
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March 31, 1776: In a letter to her husband, Founding Father John Adams, future first lady Abigail Adams makes a plea to him and the Continental Congressto “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 cou...
May 15, 1869: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton 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. October 16, 1916:Margaret Sanger opens the first birth control cli...
Dec. 1, 1955: Black seamstress 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. May 9, 1960: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves the first commercially produced birth control pill in the world, allowing women to control when and if they have children. Mar...
June 23, 1972: Title IX of the Education Amendments is signed into law by President Richard Nixon. It states “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." Jan....
July 7, 1981: Sandra Day O’Connor is sworn in by President Ronald Reaganas the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. She retires in 2006, after serving for 24 years. June 18 1983: Flying on the Space Shuttle Challenger, Sally Ridebecomes the first American woman in space. July 12, 1984: Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale names...
Jan. 4, 2007: U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) becomesthe 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. Jan. 24, 2013: The U.S. military removes a ban against women serving in combat positions. July 26, 2016: Hillary Clinton becomes the first woma...
Timeline of Legal History of Women in the United States, National Women’s History Alliance Seneca Falls Convention, Library of Congress Sojourner Truth’s "Ain’t I A Woman?” Sojourner Truth Memorial Woman Suffrage, National Geographic Society Suffragists Unite: National American Woman Suffrage Association, National Women’s History Museum A record nu...
2007. Rita Ellis, first woman elected mayor of Delray Beach, Florida [103] Matti Herrera Bower is the first woman to serve as Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida. Matti Herrera Bower, first woman elected mayor of Miami Beach, Florida [104] 2014. Mayra Peña Lindsay, first woman mayor of Key Biscayne, Florida [105] 2015.
Sep 25, 2023 · Women inventors to whom patents have been granted by the United States government, 1790 to July 1, 1888 (IA 0003WOM).pdf 1,283 × 1,675, 44 pages; 5.54 MB 007WHM-PAc-96-25-2.jpg 672 × 415; 184 KB 01-Kimball Rosia Elizabeth Tate.jpg 102 × 140; 2 KB
