(seewomen’s suffrage), the second-wavefeminismof the women’s rights movement touched on every area of women’s experience—including politics, work, thefamily, andsexuality. Organized activism by and on behalf of women continued through thethirdandfourthwaves of feminism from the mid-1990s and...
The suffrage movement was the most important struggle for the expansion of women's rights in history. And from the very beginning, women's need to regain control of their bodies from society's—and medicine's—pernicious constraints was at the center of this struggle. Despite the fact that F...
The Women's Liberation Movement refers to a collective effort by women to achieve equality and address gender-based inequalities through nonviolent protest and civil resistance. It encompasses various actions, such as suffrage movements, nonviolent protests, and advocating for women's rights. ...
The term "women's liberation movement" is often used synonymously with "women's movement" or "second-wave feminism," although there were actually many types of feminist groups. Even within the women's liberation movement, women's groups held differing beliefs about organizing tactics and whether ...
Victoria Claflin Woodhull, later Victoria Woodhull Martin (September 23, 1838 – June 9, 1927), was an American leader of the women's suffrage movement. In 1872, she ran for President of the United States. While many historians and authors agree that Woodhull was the first woman to run ...
which discussed the rights of women and mend under the law as it related to women's voting rights. 1869 Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association and Lucy Stone and other women formed the American Woman Suffrage Association. 1913 Alice Paul and Lu...
In the following decades, the success of thesuffragemovement contributed to a decline in the popularity of the IWD. However, aided by the growth offeminismin the 1960s and UN sponsorship (1975), the IWD experienced a revitalization in the late 20th century. Today, it is an important occasi...
“Jennie June,” founded the first of many influential women's clubs called Sorosis, which was based on the New York Press Club. Sorosis became a national movement of women devoted to literary, cultural, andsocial activities. More important for women journalists, however, was that Croly's ...
August 26:TheWomen's Strike for Equalityfeatured demonstrations in cities across the nation. The strike was held on the fiftieth anniversary ofwomen's suffrage. 1971 The short-livedfeminist artjournalWomen and Artbegan publication. NOW staged nationwide demonstrations against AT&T's discriminatory employ...
The “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon used by Edna Kearns will be part of the exhibit. Organizing an event or celebration for August 26th—Women’s Equality Day? There is movement underway to build support to make the date a national holiday. Get busy now on the local and state ...