Here are 13 historical events led by women that shaped history:
1. 1848 – The Seneca Falls Convention: The first women's rights convention in the U.S., organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott.
2. 1893 – New Zealand Grants Women the Right to Vote: The first self-governing country to do so.
3. 1903 – Marie Curie Wins the Nobel Prize: The first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, for her work in physics.
4. 1912 – The Founding of the Girl Scouts: Juliette Gordon Low established the Girl Scouts of America.
5. 1920 – The 19th Amendment in the U.S.: Women finally gained the right to vote after decades of activism.
6. 1932 – Amelia Earhart’s Solo Flight Across the Atlantic: She became the first woman to achieve this feat.
7. 1943 – The Women’s Army Corps is Created: Women officially joined the U.S. Army during WWII.
8. 1955 – Rosa Parks Sparks the Civil Rights Movement: Her refusal to give up her bus seat led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
9. 1963 – Equal Pay Act Signed in the U.S.: A major step toward closing the gender wage gap.
10. 1973 – Billie Jean King Wins the “Battle of the Sexes”: She defeated Bobby Riggs in a historic tennis match, proving women’s athletic prowess.
11. 1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor Becomes the First Female U.S. Supreme Court Justice: A landmark moment for women in law.
12. 2016 – Hillary Clinton Becomes the First Woman Nominated for U.S. President by a Major Party: A milestone in American politics.
13. 2021 – Kamala Harris Becomes the First Female U.S. Vice President: Breaking barriers in leadership.
What a fascinating list. For fun, I would have my students rank them in order of importance and defend their rankings.
ReplyDeleteI hate how many of these stories are being erased currently! Love this list! (I love pizza! And I also love anchovies. And pineapple. And I dip pizza sometimes in ranch, sometimes in queso. I'm weird.)
ReplyDeleteThankful for that but so much further to go.
ReplyDeleteWe were just talking about a couple of those in class today.
ReplyDelete#10 -- BJK vs. Bobby Riggs looks so pointless and silly today that it's hard to view it in the context of the time. It was important because it got people talking about women's issues in everyday conversation. So much more than the event itself (which really was pointless and silly).
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