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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 ... per year per 1000 people, and the death rate was about 22 deaths per year per 1000 people. ... field events. [228 ...
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.
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:
This is a list of women's firsts noting the first time that a woman or women achieved a given historical feat. A shorthand phrase for this development is "breaking the gender barrier" or "breaking the glass ceiling ."
Lists of years or Tables of years are indexes that list all of the individual timelines by year that pertain to a specific topic. Timespans next to the timeline articles listed here include the date of the earliest item included in the linked timeline article.
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.
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