• AAUW California Business
  • Branch Tools
  • AAUW Fund
  • Projects/Programs
  • Calendar
  • Directory
  • Help?
  • View AAUWCA’s profile on Facebook
  • View aauwca’s profile on Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube

AAUW California

Empowering Women in California

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Join Us
  • Support Us
  • Public Policy
  • Programs
  • Contact Us
You are here: Home / Public Policy / Women Who Change the World / Major Achievements for Women in the United States

Major Achievements for Women in the United States

September 24, 2019

Aug. 18, 1920: The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, declaring “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”

Dec. 1, 1955: Black seamstress Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Ala. The move helps launch the civil rights movement.

June 10, 1963: President John F. Kennedy signs into law the Equal Pay Act, prohibiting sex-based wage discrimination between men and women performing the same job in the same workplace.

June 23, 1972: Title IX of the Education Amendments is signed into law by President Richard Nixon. It states “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

Jan. 22, 1973: In its landmark 7-2 Roe v. Wade decision, the U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution affirms the legality of a woman’s right to have an abortion.

Source: https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/womens-history-us-timeline

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
  • More
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp

Filed Under: Women Who Change the World

Upcoming Events

Jul
1
Tue
2025
all-day Deadline: Branch Officer Report ...
Deadline: Branch Officer Report ...
Jul 1 all-day
 
Jul
6
Sun
2025
9:00 am Tech Trek Camp – Hopper at Santa...
Tech Trek Camp – Hopper at Santa...
Jul 6 @ 9:00 am – Jul 12 @ 10:00 am
Tech Trek is a summer camp for middle school girls that focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Campers spend one week on a university campus – they live in the dorms, eat in[...]
Jul
13
Sun
2025
9:00 am Tech Trek Camp – Blackwell at UC...
Tech Trek Camp – Blackwell at UC...
Jul 13 @ 9:00 am – Jul 19 @ 10:00 am
Tech Trek is a summer camp for middle school girls that focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Campers spend one week on a university campus – they live in the dorms, eat in[...]
9:00 am Tech Trek Camp – Carson at UC Sa...
Tech Trek Camp – Carson at UC Sa...
Jul 13 @ 9:00 am – Jul 19 @ 10:00 am
Tech Trek is a summer camp for middle school girls that focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Campers spend one week on a university campus – they live in the dorms, eat in[...]
9:00 am Tech Trek Camp – UC Davis
Tech Trek Camp – UC Davis
Jul 13 @ 9:00 am – Jul 19 @ 10:00 am
Tech Trek is a summer camp for middle school girls that focuses on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Campers spend one week on a university campus – they live in the dorms, eat in[...]
View Calendar
Add
  • Add to Timely Calendar
  • Add to Google
  • Add to Outlook
  • Add to Apple Calendar
  • Add to other calendar
  • Export to XML
AAUW California Office
PO BOX 160067
Sacramento, CA 95816-0067

AAUW California. All rights reserved.
Connect with the AAUW California Webteam at
webteam@aauw-ca.org

office@aauw-ca.org
Phone: 916-389-0220

Copyright © 2025 · AAUW CA Child Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

 

Loading Comments...