By: Sarah Kroth | We are now in the Third Wave of Feminism, and while great progress has been made in the last century for women’s rights, through cases like Roe v Wade, and Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co, there are many battles to be fought. Pay Equality Women, on average, only make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes in the same job. … Continue reading Women’s Equality
By: Sarah Kroth | 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the “Declaration of Sentiments” is written 1890 NAWSA is formed 1916 Margret Sanger opens first birth control clinic in New York 1919 Federal woman suffrage amendment is passed, giving the women the right to vote 1960 FDA approves birth control 1963 Betty Friedan publishesThe Feminine Mystique 1963 The “Equal Pay Act” is passed 1964 Civil Rights Act … Continue reading Women’s Rights Timeline
By: Sarah Kroth | Roe v Wade was a milestone decision concerning the women’s rights movement. The case was brought to first the Texas Supreme court by two daring feminist lawyers, Linda Coffee and Sarah Weddington, with a desire to test women’s legal status within the law. Though Rove v Wade was the more famous case, it was also brought in tandem with a similar … Continue reading Roe v Wade
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