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  2. List of rallies and protest marches in Washington, D.C.

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    A group of women's pro-peace organizations, including the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and Women Strike for Peace, joined as to confront Congress on its opening day, January 15, 1968, with a strong show of female opposition to the Vietnam War." [9] At age 87, Jeannette Rankin led the march of some 5,000 women. [10]

  3. Timeline: The women's rights movement in the US - AOL

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    Historians describe two waves of feminism in history: the first in the 19 th century, growing out of the anti-slavery movement, and the second, in the 1960s and 1970s. Women have made great ...

  4. Women's Strike for Equality - Wikipedia

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    The Women's Strike for Equality was a strike which took place in the United States on August 26, 1970. It celebrated the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment , which effectively gave American women the right to vote. [ 1 ]

  5. Women's liberation movement in North America - Wikipedia

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    CBS was the first major network to cover women's liberation when it aired coverage on 15 January 1970 of the D.C. Women's Liberation group's disruption of Senate hearings on birth control as a small item in their broadcast. Within a week, the women's protests became leading stories on both CBS and ABC.

  6. History of the United States (1964–1980) - Wikipedia

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    The 1960s were marked by street protests, demonstrations, rioting, civil unrest, [22] antiwar protests, and a cultural revolution. [23] African American youth protested following victories in the courts regarding civil rights with street protests led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel, and the NAACP. [24]

  7. Timeline of the history of the United States (1970–1989)

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    The International Women’s Year Conference (IWY), is held in Houston, Texas, where 2,000 state-appointed delegates vote on planks to form a “Plan of Action” called “What Women Want.” 1978 – Volkswagen becomes the second non-American automobile manufacturer (after Rolls-Royce) to open a plant in the United States, commencing ...

  8. What happened at Kent State on May 4, 1970? A look back at ...

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    The shootings influences further anti-Vietnam War protests across college campuses, as well as at the White House, where 100,000 people protested on May 9, 1970. Victory Bell on Kent State campus ...

  9. Timeline of women's legal rights in the United States (other ...

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    Several abortion clinics (most known was the Alexandria Health Clinic) sued to prevent Jayne Bray and other anti-abortion protesters from voicing their freedom of speech in front of the clinics in Washington D.C. [299] Alexandria Women's Health Clinic reported that the protesters violated 42 U.S.C. 1985(3), which prohibits protests to deprive ...

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