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    Sojourner Truth delivers her famous "ain't I a woman" speech. About 350,000 women serve in the armed forces during World War II. About 25 percent of NASA's astronauts are women.

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    Sojourner Truth delivers her famous "ain't I a woman" speech. About 350,000 women serve in the armed forces during World War II. About 25 percent of NASA's astronauts are women.

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    Women'sHistoryMilestones|TIMEForKids

    Women'sHistoryMilestones
    Travelthroughourtimelineandmeetsomeamazingwomenwhohelpedshapeourcountry'shistory.
    MAR01,2011|ByTFKStaff

    1851

    SojournerTruthdeliversherfamous"Ain'tIaWoman"speechatawomen's
    rightsconventioninAkron,Ohio.Theformerslavespent40yearsofherlife
    preachingamessageofequalityforallpeople.
    1869

    ElizabethCadyStantonandSusanB.Anthony
    organizetheNationalWomanSuffrage
    Associationtofightforwomen'srights,especially
    therighttovote.Morethanacenturylater,
    AnthonywashonoredwhentheU.S.Mintcreated
    acoinusingherimage.
    1920

    After72yearsofstruggle,womenwintherighttovotewiththe19thAmendmenttotheU.S.Constitution.Shortly
    afterwards,theLeagueofWomenVotersisformedtopushformorereforms.
    1942

    LIBRARYOFCONGRESS
    SusanB.Anthonystandsbeside
    herlongtimefriendElizabeth
    CadyStanton.

    About350,000womenserveinthearmedforcesduringWorldWarII.Manymoreprovidesupportservices.About
    100,000ofthosewomenserveintheU.S.NavyasWAVES(WomenAcceptedforVolunteerEmergencyService).
    1968

    ShirleyChisholmbecomesthefirstAfricanAmericanwomanelectedtoCongress.Fouryearslater,theNewYorkerbecamethefirstblack
    persontorunforPresidentintheDemocraticprimaries.
    1972

    CongresspassestheEqualRightsAmendment(ERA),49yearsafteritwasfirstintroduced!ERAcallsforequalrightsforbothmenand
    women.However,aconstitutionalamendmentrequiresbothCongress'andthestates'approval,andthemeasurelaterfailedwhentoofew
    statesapprovedit.
    AfederallawknownasTitleIXensuresequalfundingforbothmaleandfemalesportsinschools.Asaresult,womenandgirlshavemore
    opportunitiestoparticipateinsports.Infact,manyfemaleOlympicathletessayTitleIXgavethemtheopportunitytoattendcollege,
    participateinsports,andreceiveathleticscholarships.
    1981

    SandraDayO'ConnorbecomesthefirstwomanappointedtotheU.S.SupremeCourt.Atthetime,justsixpercentofallfederaljudgeswere
    women.
    1983

    SallyRidebecomesAmerica'sfirstfemaleastronautwhenshespendssixdaysinspace.Today,about25percentofNASA'sastronautsare
    women.
    20022005

    Youngwomenmaketheirmarkinthemusicindustry.Singer,songwriterandpianowhizAliciaKeystookhomefiveGrammyAwardsin2002,
    andfourmorein2005.PianoplayingsingerandsongwriterNorahJonesandheralbumComeAwaywithMesnaggedeightGrammysin
    2003.Joneswonthreemoreofmusic'sbiggestawardsin2005.
    2005

    HillaryClintonbecomesthefirstFirstLadytobeelectedtopublicoffice.ShejoinsCongressasaU.S.SenatorfromNewYork.
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    2009

    PresidentBarackObamanominatesSoniaSotomayorasthe111thU.S.SupremeCourtJustice.SotomayorbecomesthefirstHispanic
    Americanandonlythethirdwomantoserveonthenation'stopcourt.
    HillaryClintonbecomesSecretaryofStateonJanuary21,2009.AsthePresident'stopadvisoronforeignpolicy,Clintonisthemost
    powerfulwomaninPresidentBarackObama'sCabinet.SheisthethirdwomaninU.S.historytoholdtheimportantposition.Afterfouryears
    onthejob,shesteppeddownatthestartof2013.
    2012

    TaylorSwiftreleasesherfourthalbum,Red.Injustoneweek,thealbumsold1.2millioncopies.Herpreviousalbum,SpeakNow,alsosold
    morethanonemillioncopiesinthefirstweek.Swiftbecomesthefirstfemaleartistinmusicalhistorytohavetwoopeningweekswithmore
    thanonemillionalbumsales.
    2013

    AngelaMerkelbecomesfirstfemaleGermanChancellor.MerkelisalsothefirstformercitizenoftheGermanDemocraticRepublictolead
    thereunitedGermanyandthefirstwomantoleadGermanysinceitbecameamodernnationstatein1871.
    TheEqualPayActcelebratesits50thanniversary.PresidentJohnF.Kennedysignedtheactintolawin1963tohelpcombatwage
    discriminationbasedongender.Sincethattime,thegendergapinwageshasimproved,particularlysincethelate1970s.
    2014

    OnAugust15,2014,Mo'NeDavisbecomesthefirstgirlinLittleLeagueWorldSerieshistorytopitchawinninggameandthefirstgirlto
    pitchashutoutinLittleLeaguepostseasonhistory.
    ClickheretoreturntoWomen'sHistoryMonthMiniSite.

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