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Rosie the Riveter is perhaps the most iconic image of working women. She was the star of a campaign aimed at recruiting female workers for defense industries during World War II. |
March 8 is International Women's Day. March is also observed as Women's History Month in the United States. Here's a timeline of notable events in this country.
August 18, 1920 – With the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, women get the right to vote.
June 25, 1938 – Federal law sets an equal minimum wage for both sexes.
July 2, 1964 – Congress outlaws job discrimination based on gender.
September 7, 1968 – Feminists congregate in Atlantic City for the Miss America pageant to demonstrate against beauty contests.
January 22, 1973 – In the landmark decision known as Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court rules that a woman has a right to terminate a pregnancy.
September 25, 1981 – Sandra Day O'Connor is sworn in as the Supreme Court's first female justice.
January 29, 2009 – The Fair Pay Act makes it easier for victims of pay discrimination to file legal complaints.
January 1, 2016 – All military positions, including combat postings, become available to women.
October 15, 2017 – More than 53,000 tweets and 12 million Facebook posts call out sexual harassment as the #MeToo movement begins.
November 3, 2020 – Kamala Harris is the first woman elected vice president of the U.S.
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