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1892: The first women's basketball game was played at Smith College, and conducted by Senda Berenson. [13] 1916: Jeannette Rankin becomes the first woman to hold high office in the United States when she is elected to Congress, as a Republican from Montana. 1916: The first birth control clinic in America is opened by Margaret Sanger. [14] [15]
Joan Little becomes the first woman in United States history to be acquitted using the defense that she used deadly force to resist sexual assault. [184] [185] Louisiana: "No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws. No law shall discriminate against a person because of race or religious ideas, beliefs, or affiliations.
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. European women arrived in the 17th century and brought with them European culture and values.
Women have made great strides – and suffered some setbacks – throughout history, but many of their gains were made during two eras of activism. Timeline: The women's rights movement in the US ...
Clara Elizabeth Chan Lee was the first Chinese American woman to register to vote in the United States; she registered to vote on November 8, 1911, in California following the passage of 1911 California Proposition 4, nine years before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1861–1865: The American Civil War.Most suffragists focus on the war effort, and suffrage activity is minimal. [3]1866: The American Equal Rights Association, working for suffrage for both women and African Americans, is formed at the initiative of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
African American women were stuck doing domestic work for $3-$7 a week compared to white women earning up to $40 a week in factories. [25] Furthermore, propaganda such as Rosie the Riveter presented a narrow view of working women: white, beautiful, and motivated by patriotism rather than economic necessity. [ 24 ]
Timeline of women in mathematics in the United States; Timeline of women in religion in the United States; Timeline of women in science in the United States; Timeline of women in war in the United States, pre-1945; Timeline of women in warfare in Colonial America; Timeline of women in warfare in the United States before 1900; Timeline of women ...