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Timelines of women (1 C, 15 P) Timelines of women in history (1 C, 33 P) U. Women and trade unions (3 C, 10 P) W. Women in war (17 C, 51 P) Pages in category "Women ...
First-wave feminism was a period of feminist activity and thought that occurred within the 19th and early 20th century throughout the world. It focused on legal issues, primarily on gaining women's suffrage (the right to vote). 1854: “A Brief Summary in Plain Language of the Most Important Laws Concerning Women”, published by Barbara Bodichon.
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]
In honor of Women's Equality Day we celebrate a few of the many women who made their impact throughout history.
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
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 ...
Women's history is much more than chronicling a string of "firsts." Female pioneers have long fought for equal rights and demanded to be treated equally as they chartered new territory in fields ...
Women's rights activist; women's advisor to Labor Prime Minister Paul Keating and editor of Ms. magazine (New York) 1940–1999: Cathy Harkin: Northern Ireland: 1942: 1985: Women's refuge: 1940–1999: Karlina Leksono Supelli: Indonesia: 1958 – 1940–1999: Kazimiera Szczuka: Poland: 1966 – 1940–1999: Lili Taylor: United States: 1967 ...