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Sojourner truth makes her famous "Ain't I a women speech"
Born a slave she made her life's work to fight for women's rights. -
Gave women the right to vote
It took 72 years but women are granted the right to vote with the passing of the 19 amendment. -
Job less
Millions of women lose their jobs when servicemen return from world war 2. -
administration approvals
Food an drug administration approves birth control pills -
The equal pay is passed
John f Kennedy's commission on the Status of Women described the inequalities women still faced. -
Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman appointed to the U.S supreme Court
At the time, just six percent of all federal judges were women. Pretty amazing, considering that, despite being first in her class. -
The first women in space
She was a national hero and a role model -
Hillary Clinton becomes the First Lady to be elected to public office
Clinton joined congress as a U.S senator from New York. She also was the first women to get the closet to being elected to president. -
Kathryn Bigelow becomes the first woman to win an Oscar for best Director
She was breaking gender roles for being a women director -
Sara Blakely founder of Spanx, becomes the youngest self-made female billionaire
She proved to the men that women is just as smart as men.