In the 1800’s,

Women…

Couldn’t vote

Couldn’t hold political office

Had less chance of getting an

education

If she owned property, it

became her husbands

This made

women unhappy.

One woman

decided to do

something about

it.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Women get elected for congress

Married women gain more control over their own property

More women go after better education

Women thrive!

World War II comes and

gives women new roles.

Women in the military

Women perform men’s

jobs in factories.

Women play a big part in

keeping spirits high.

What happened?

After World War II the men came

home and took all their jobs back .

Soon men believe they can do jobs

that women aren’t able to.

[they are soo wrong]

The next generation of women

starts the modern women’s

movement .

Congress passes the equal pay act in 1963

The equal rights amendment gets proposed

Women begin having jobs that used to be for men only

Sally Ride

First female astronaut

Sandra Day O’Connor

First female Supreme Court JudgeKatie Kouric

First Female News Anchor