The U.S. Supreme Court limits women's employment rights
Supreme Court ruling in Muller v. Oregon, 1908
Women's rights advocates lobby for a women's bureau
Testimony from the Women's Bureau Hearings before the Joint Committees on Labor, March 4, 1920
Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act
President John F. Kennedy remarks upon signing the Equal Pay Act, June 10, 1963
Congress debates sex discrimination provisions in the Civil Rights Act
Statements supporting and opposing an amendment to prohibit sexual discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, February 8, 1964
Johnson and nondiscrimination in government employment
Text of President Lyndon Johnson's Executive Order 11246, September 24, 1965
Johnson bans sex discrimination in federal hiring practices
Text of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Executive Order 11375, October 13, 1967
The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down gender-based fetal protection policies
Supreme Court ruling in United Automobile Workers v. Johnson Controls, 1991
Anita Hill testifies against Clarence Thomas
Testimony at Senate Hearings for Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, October 11, 1991
Clinton signs the Family and Medical Leave Act
President Bill Clinton's remarks upon signing the Family and Medical Leave Act, February 5, 1993
Ch. 2: Women and education
The U.S. Supreme Court sanctions sex discrimination in American society
Justice Joseph P. Bradley's concurrent opinion in Bradwell v. State of Illinois, 1872
A scholar studies the impact of higher education on women
John Dewey's "Education and the health of women," 1885
A congresswoman's statement on sex discrimination in colleges and universities
Representative Edith Green's statement at House "Discrimination Against Women" Subcommittee Hearings, June 17, 1970
The U.S. Supreme Court clarifies the reach of Title IX
Supreme Court ruling in Grove City College v. Bell, 1984
The U.S. Supreme Court opens VMI to women
Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Virginia et al., 1996
A circuit court ruling on proportionality in intercollegiate sports
Ninth Circuit Court ruling in Neal v. Board of Trustees of California State Universities, 1999
Ch. 3: Women and politics
Early activists issue a call for women's rights
Seneca Falls Convention "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions," July 19-20, 1848
Women's rights leaders champion universal voting rights
Proceedings of the first anniversary of the American Equal Rights Association, May 9-10, 1867
A congresswoman expresses support for a federal suffrage amendment
Statement of Representative Jeannette Rankin, May 19, 1917
Gloria Steinem speaks out for an equal rights amendment
Hearings before a Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, May 6, 1970
The U.S. Supreme Court ends gender-based exemptions for jury duty
Supreme Court ruling in Taylor v. Louisiana, 1975
Nomination of Sandra Day O'Connor to the U.S. Supreme Court
Testimony at confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate's Committee on the Judiciary, September 9-11, 1981
"Honoring Geraldine Ferraro"
Statements of Representatives Carolyn Maloney and Carolyn McCarthy, April 5, 2011
Ch.4: Women's health and reproduction
Margaret Sanger testifies on birth control
Statement from U.S. Senate Subcommittee Hearings on birth control legislation, May 1932
A congressman urges action to protect the health of women and children
Statement of Horace M. Towner at "Public Protection of Maternity and Infancy" Hearings, December 1920
The U.S. Supreme Court expands contraceptive rights on privacy grounds
Supreme Court ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut, 1965
The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes abortion
Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade, 1973
Congressman Hyde calls for an end to federal funding for abortions
Statement of U.S. Representative Henry Hyde on the Hyde Amendment, June 24, 1976
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds state restrictions on abortion services
Supreme Court ruling in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 1989
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds additional state-level abortion restrictions
Supreme Court ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 1992
Debating the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003
Statements of Representatives Steve Chabot and Jerrold Nadler, March 25, 2003
A breast cancer survivor urges increased investment in early detection programs
Actress Jill Eikenberry's statement at "Why Are We Losing the War on Breast Cancer?" Senate Hearings, June 20, 1991
Ch. 5: Women and violence
A New York appeals court strikes down a marital exemption for rape
New York Court of Appeals ruling in People v. Liberta, 1984
Senator Biden urges passage of the Violence Against Women Act
Senator Joseph Biden's statement to the House Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice, February 6, 1992
Bipartisan support for the Drug-Induced Rape Prevention and Punishment Act
Statements of Representatives Bill McCollum, Charles Schumer, and Sheila Jackson Lee, September 25, 1996
Congress passes the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
Excerpts from conference report testimony of Senators Sam Brownback and Paul Wellstone, October 11, 2000
Proposed legislation to address the economic impact of domestic violence
Statements of Senators Patty Murray and Johnny Isakson at "Too Much Too Long" Senate Hearings, April 17, 2007
Ch.6: Women's rights in the 21st century
Critical assessments of the Supreme Court's Ledbetter v. Goodyear decision
Statements of Representative George Miller and Lilly Ledbetter at "Justice Denied" House Hearings, June 12, 2007
Obama endorses the Paycheck Fairness Act
President Barack Obama's remarks on wage equality, June 4, 2012
The White House urges passage of equal pay legislation
White House fact sheet on the Paycheck Fairness Act, June 4, 2012
Obama criticizes senate republicans for filibustering the Paycheck Fairness Act
President Barack Obama's statement on senate action on paycheck fairness legislation, June 5, 2012
The National Science Foundation revises its workplace flexibility policies
White House press release, September 26, 2011
Tributes to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Statements of Senators Tom Harkin and Bill Nelson, January 29, 2013
Debating contraceptive coverage in the Affordable Care Act
Remarks of Representatives Darrell Issa and Carolyn Maloney at Hearings of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 16, 2012
A Mississippi ballot initiative to change the definition of personhood
Voters' guide to arguments for and against Mississippi's Initiative No. 26, Summer 2011
Senator Leahy urges reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act
Statements of Senator Pat Leahy, May 16 and December 20, 2012.