The document outlines several key events and court cases in the progression of women's rights in the United States from the late 19th century to the late 20th century. It discusses early cases that upheld restrictions on women's right to vote and use of contraception. It also summarizes landmark cases that established marital privacy rights, banned employment discrimination based on gender, and defined sexual harassment as a form of illegal job discrimination. Several advocacy groups that campaigned for women's suffrage and fair working conditions are also outlined.

1. Samuel Hallam

2.  1875  Minor vs. Happersett  Said the American Constitution didn’t
give women the right to vote, agreeing with many of the state laws such
as Missouri, stopping women having their political voice.
 1989  Webster vs. Reproductive Health Services  Upheld a Missouri
law that imposed restrictions on the use of state funds, facilities, and
employees in performing, assisting with, or counselling on abortions,
meaning that women’s rights to have an abortion were still often
restricted. *

3.  1956  Griswold vs. Connecticut  The Supreme Court ruled that a
state's ban on the use of contraceptives violated the right to marital
privacy. Meaning that women and men were now free to use
contraceptives, should they wish to as well as ending the Comstock laws
at long last. *
 1970  Schultz vs. Wheaton Glass Company  Employers couldn’t
change the job titles of women in an attempt to pay them less, this was
another step forward for the equal pay thing many women wanted.
 1986  Meritor Savings Bank vs. Vinson  Sexual harassment was made
an illegal form of job discrimination, meaning that women were now
becoming more and more equal slowly but surely.

4.  1870  The 15th Amendment  All males got the vote regardless of their
skin colour, so long as they were an American citizen. However this was
no stretched to the women of America. This angered many women at this
time.
 1873  Comstock Laws  The sales, advertisement and distribution of
contraception’s were banned. These laws were repealed in 1938 and
Griswold vs. Connecticut officially ended it.
 1976  Hyde Amendment  Banned the use of federal funding for
abortions.

5.  1920  The 19th Amendment  The women had the right to vote
at long last after campaigning from various groups
 . 1963  Equal Pay Act  Women and men should be paid the
exact same when they do the same job but women were only paid
98% of the men’s earnings.
 1964  Civil Rights Act  Banned discrimination on gender
basis.
 1974  Pregnancy Discrimination Act  Forcing pregnant
women into pregnancy leave was banned. Women who were
pregnant couldn’t be fired and denied jobs or promotions at work.

6.  Nixon  1968 – 74  Vetoed the Child Development Act which
would’ve helped working mums by giving federally funded day
care.
 Reagan  1981 – 89  Was firmly against the idea of women
having abortions and opposed an attempted abortion amendment.
 Bush  1989 – 93  Much like Reagan, Bush also opposed an
attempted abortion amendment. Vetoed laws which would have
granted paid parental leave.

7.  Woodrow Wilson  1912 – 21  For a start Wilson was not a
huge fan of the Women’s Rights movements in America but called
for a Constitutional Amendment in 1918 wishing to grant women
the right to vote.

8.  National American Women’s Suffrage Association  1890 – Current day
 The NAWSA was formed by the American Woman Suffrage
Association (AWSA) and National Women’s Suffrage Association
(NWSA) joined together. The 2 groups had originally been aiming to gain
the right to vote for women but with different methods. NAWSA
managed to get women the right to vote in 20 different states by 1918
 The National Consumers League  1899 – Current day  The NCL
pushed for changes in the working world with wages being improved,
legislation to help women and children in the work place as well as aid to
women and mothers. The NCL did push for fairer working hours in the
Muller vs. Oregon (1908) Supreme Court case.
 The National Women’s Political Caucus  1971 – Current day 
Dedicated to recruiting, training, and supporting women who seek
elected and appointed offices. It wished to have a more feminine view in
the political system. It did have some success because as the years went
on, more and more women entered political world.

9.  1920  The 19th Amendment  The women had the right to vote at long
last after campaigning from various groups. Now women had a political
voice to use and tried to get the men to listen.
 1956  Griswold vs. Connecticut  The Supreme Court ruled that a
state's ban on the use of contraceptives violated the right to marital
privacy. Meaning that women and men were now free to use
contraceptives, should they wish to as well as ending the Comstock laws
at long last.
 Roe vs. Wade  1973  The ruling said that should women wish to, they
could abort safely if they wished. This marked a turning point and highly
controversial one as the fall out led to many women and men opposing it
due to religious or moral grounds.
 1989  Webster vs. Reproductive Health Services  Upheld a Missouri
law that imposed restrictions on the use of state funds, facilities, and
employees in performing, assisting with, or counselling on abortions,
meaning that women’s rights to have an abortion were still often
restricted.