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1824: "Men and Women: Brief Hypothesis Concerning the Difference in their Genius" published by John Neal [3] 1832: First speech in the US on women's rights by John Neal in Portland, Maine [4] 1854: "A Brief Summary in Plain Language of the Most Important Laws Concerning Women", published by Barbara Bodichon.
1845: Lowell Female Labor Reform Association opened in 1845 as the first major labor union. [7] 1848: The Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention, is held in Seneca Falls, New York. [4] 1855: New York Women's Hospital opened in 1855 as the first hospital solely devoted to ailments affiliated with women. [8]
The study of women's history has been a major scholarly ... the birth rate was 49 babies per year per 1000 people, and the death rate was about 22 deaths per year per ...
1918 – Margaret Sanger, two years after opening a birth control clinic in Brooklyn, wins her suit in New York to allow doctors to advise their married patients about birth control for health ...
California: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] Wisconsin: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] Oregon: Unmarried women are given the right to own land. [14] Tennessee: Tennessee becomes the first state in the United States to explicitly outlaw wife beating. [15] [16] 1852
1824: "Men and Women: Brief Hypothesis Concerning the Difference in their Genius" published by John Neal [2] 1832: First speech in the US on women's rights by John Neal in Portland, Maine [3] 1872: Declaration of Rights of the Women of the United States published by Susan B. Anthony.
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
Led by a Santa Rosa teacher, an educational task force planned a "Women’s History Week" celebration in 1978, which included a parade, essay contest, and dozens of presentations on women's ...