| 1914 - 1918&1939 - 1945
Women served in armed forces &Worked in warplants |
1920
19th Amendment passed, granting women Full Suffrage (right to vote) |
1960
Canadian Bill of Rights guarantees no individual can be denied any rights because of his/her sex |
1960
1st female Prime Minister in the world(Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka) |
1964
Civil Rights Act prohibits job discrimination based on sex (race, religion, and nat'l origin included) |
1972
Senate approved ERA (Equal Rights Ammendment), but failed to become law because only 35 of the neccessary 38 States approved it by the 6/3/72 deadline |
1981
1st Female Supreme Court Justice (Sandra Day O'Connor) |
