Betty Friedan ‘Explodes’ Feminine Stereotypes
By Tony Pettinato on February 19, 2019
An article about the impact on the feminist movement spurred by the publication of Betty Friedan’s book “The Feminine Mystique” on 19 February 1963... (Read More)
Tag: Women’s Rights Movement
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Quotes – Can You Guess Who Said Them?
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on February 12, 2019
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find quotes from some of the suffragettes who worked so hard to get women the vote... (Read More)
African American Women: The Alpha Suffrage Club
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 28, 2018
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to learn more about some African American women leaders in the women’s suffrage movement... (Read More)
Women’s Suffrage: The 19th Amendment Ratified on This Day
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on August 18, 2017
In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about the ratification of the 19th Amendment on 18 August 1920, which guaranteed women the right to vote... (Read More)
19th Amendment Ratified, Guaranteeing Women’s Suffrage
By Tony Pettinato on August 18, 2016
An article about passage of the 19th Amendment on 18 August 1920, giving women the right to vote in the United States... (Read More)
Today Is International Women’s Day
By Tony Pettinato on March 8, 2016
Clara Zetkin (1857-1933), born in Germany, devoted her life to fighting for the rights of women, the poor, and the oppressed... (Read More)
Victoria Claflin Woodhull – the 1st Woman to Run for U.S. President
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 13, 2015
Mary Harrell-Sesniak writes about Victoria Claflin Woodhull, who earned the distinction of being the first woman to run for U.S. president, in 1870... (Read More)
Anniversary of the Birthday of Ida B. Wells, Civil & Women’s Rights Activist
By Tony Pettinato on July 16, 2015
An article about African American journalist, civil rights activist and suffragist Ida Bell Wells, born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, on 16 July 1862... (Read More)
Congress Passed the Amendment for Women’s Equal Rights in 1972
By Tony Pettinato on March 23, 2015
On 22 March 1972, 50 years of hard work by women’s rights activists finally paid off when Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)... (Read More)
