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A History of Equal Rights in America

This series recounts the significant advances and the ongoing effort to gain a clear and permanent guarantee of privileges for women and all economically disadvantaged groups.
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1772-1837
  • 1772 - Samuel Adams Pens The Rights of the Colonists
  • 1776 - America's Declaration of Independence Sets the Stage for Equality
  • 1785 - Congress Extends Property Ownership to the Common Man
  • 1791 - The Bill of Rights is Ratified
  • 1837 - Horace Mann Leads the Way for Universal Education
ERA-001 $27.50/yr
1837 - 1862
  • 1837 - Mary Lyon Leads the Fight for Equality in Education
  • 1843 - Juana Briones Establishes Women's Property Rights
  • 1848 - New York Passes the First Married Women's Property Act
  • 1849 - Amelia Bloomer Founds The Lily
  • 1854 - Blacks Begin the Struggle for Equality in Education
  • 1862 - Homestead Act Opens Up Property Rights for Women
ERA-002 $27.50/yr
1863 - 1902
  • 1866 - American Equal Rights Association is Founded
  • 1872 - Susan B. Anthony Found Guilty of Voting
  • 1878 - Blacks Disprove the Myth of Their Inferiority
  • 1886 - Samuel Gompers is Elected First President of the American Federation of Labor
  • 1902 - 140,000 Mine Workers Go Out on Strike
ERA-003 $27.50/yr
1903 - 1935
  • 1912 - Juliette Gordon Low Founds the Girl Scouts of America
  • 1916 - Louis Brandeis is the Champion of the Common Man
  • 1920 - Women Gain the Right to Vote
  • 1935 - Social Security Extends a Safety Net to the Unemployed, the Elderly, and the Poor
  • 1935 - Mary McLeod Bethune: American Woman of the 20th Century
ERA-004 $27.50/yr
1936 - 1963
  • 1939 - The U. S. Food Stamp Program is Enacted
  • 1948 - - Brandeis University is Founded
  • 1954 - Brown v. Board of Education
  • 1963 - Betty Friedan Launches the New Women's Movement
  • 1963 - Equal Pay Act Establishes Equal Pay for Equal Work
ERA-005 $27.50/yr
1964 - 1970
  • 1965 - Ralph Nader Begins the Modern Day Consumer Rights Movement
  • 1965 - Medicare Launches the Modern Health Care Movement
  • 1969 - Stonewall Inn Riots Initiate the Gay Rights Movement
  • 1970 - The Occupational Safety and Health Act is Enacted
ERA-006 $27.50/yr
1971 - 1973
  • 1972 - Congress Passes the Equal Employment Opportunity Act
  • 1972 - Title IX and the Female Athlete
  • 1972 - The Battle over the Equal Rights Amendment
  • 1973 - The Children's Defense Fund Founded
ERA-007 $27.50/yr
1973 - 2011
  • 1973 - Roe v. Wade
  • 1973 - The American Hospital Association Adopts the First Patient's Bill of Rights
  • 1990 - Americans with Disabilities Act Passes
  • 1997 - Madeleine Albright Begins a New Era for Women in American Leadership
  • 2004 - Massachusetts Legalizes Same - Sex Marriage
  • 2011 - The Third Wave of Feminism
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