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1967: "The Discontent of Women", by Joke Kool-Smits, was published; [13] the publication of this essay is often regarded as the start of second-wave feminism in the Netherlands. [14] In this essay, Smit describes the frustration of married women, saying they are fed up being solely mothers and housewives.
1837: The first American convention held to advocate women's rights was the 1837 Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women held in 1837. [4] [5] 1837: Oberlin College becomes the first American college to admit women. 1840: The first petition for a law granting married women the right to own property was established in 1840. [6]
Oregon: Married women are given the right to own and manage property in their own name during the incapacity of their spouse. [4] 1859. Kansas: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] 1860. New York's Married Women's Property Act of 1860 passes. [18] Married women are granted the right to control their own ...
Women have made great strides – and suffered some setbacks – throughout history, but many of their gains were made during the two eras of activism in favor of women's rights. Some notable events:
Timeline of women in warfare in Colonial America; Timeline of women in war in the United States, pre-1945; Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1950 to 1999; Timeline of women in warfare in the United States before 1900; Timeline of women in warfare in the United States from 1900 to 1949
2. The day became Women's History Week in 1978. An education task force in Sonoma County, California kicked off Women's History Week in 1978 on March 8, International Women's Day, according to the ...
Harry Potter author has been criticised for her views on the transgender community
This is a timeline of feminism in the United States. It contains feminist and antifeminist events. It contains feminist and antifeminist events. It should contain events within the ideologies and philosophies of feminism and antifeminism .