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  2. Executive Order 11375 - Wikipedia

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    During the legislative effort to enact the Civil Rights Act of 1964, "sex" was not among the categories the bill initially covered. In the House of Representatives, Southern opponents of the legislation, led by Reprensentative Howard Smith of Virginia , proposed adding "sex" to the original list (race, color, religion, or national origin).

  3. Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( Pub. L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, [a] and national origin. [4] It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and ...

  4. Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) - Wikipedia

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    C03-2817), filed in June 2003, alleged that the nationwide retailer Abercrombie & Fitch "violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by maintaining recruiting and hiring practice that excluded minorities and women and adopting a restrictive marketing image, and other policies, which limited minority and female employment."

  5. Civil right acts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. [7] It prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, racial segregation in schools and public accommodations, and employment discrimination.

  6. Second-wave feminism - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Second-wave feminism was a period of feminist activity that began in the early 1960s and lasted roughly two decades, ending with the feminist sex wars in the early 1980s [1] and being replaced by third-wave feminism in the early 1990s. [2] It occurred throughout the Western world and aimed to increase women's equality by building on ...

  7. Report to the American People on Civil Rights - Wikipedia

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    The Report to the American People on Civil Rights was a speech on civil rights, delivered on radio and television by United States President John F. Kennedy from the Oval Office on June 11, 1963, in which he proposed legislation that would later become the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Expressing civil rights as a moral issue, Kennedy moved past ...

  8. Wednesdays in Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    Wednesdays in Mississippi. Wednesdays in Mississippi was an activist group during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States during the 1960s. Northern women of different races and faiths traveled to Mississippi to develop relationships with their southern peers and to create bridges of understanding across regional, racial, and class lines.

  9. White House Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities

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    Amendments to the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1957. Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act and Social Security Act, as well as the Internal Revenue Code. Federal support for child care and family assistance. Cabinet-level action to counteract gender discrimination. Presidential appointment of more women to federal government positions.