Ladies First


Women all over the world in any place on the timeline of humanity have always had to fight for their rights and for justice.
We have always been oppressed by kings and Lords, politicians and CEOs, from oppressive cultures in other parts of the world to our very own towns and neighborhoods. We have been subjected to humiliation and judgment. Society has an expectation of us to be good wives and good mothers, to put our families first, and ourselves last. In the 1940s society deemed us worthy when it has found itself in a crunch such as in World War II where we worked in factories to help make bombs. That was ok but only to be pushed back into the kitchen by the 1950s once the boys came home. In modern times, we are expected to do it all, to be Superwomen, and yet we still have to fight for equal pay. Women are only paid $0.75 on the dollar compared to men.
Despite it all, we have left our mark in the world, whether they like it or not.
Because we are women.
AND THIS IS HOW WE ROAR!!
• Women win the right to vote
• Women win the right to vote
Beginning in the mid-19th century, several generations of woman suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what many Americans considered a radical change in the Constitution. Militant suffragists used tactics such as parades, silent vigils, and hunger strikes. (www.archive.org). They were subjected to beatings, were hauled to jail, and were threatened to have their children taken away.
 They were subjected to beatings, were hauled to jail, and were threatened to have their children taken away
• 1921 American novelist Edith Wharton becomes the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction. She wins the award for her novel The Age of Innocence.
Though the committee agreed to award the prize to Sinclair Lewis, the judges rejected his Main Street, on political grounds and "established Wharton as the American 'First Lady of Letters'" the irony being that the committee had awarded The Age of Innocence the prize on grounds that negated Wharton's own blatant and subtle ironies which constitute and make the book so worthy of attention. The story is set in upper-class New York City in the 1870s, during the Gilded Age. Wharton wrote the book in her 50s after she had established herself as a strong author with publishers clamoring for her work.
• 1932 Amelia Earheart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, traveling from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to Ireland in approximately 15 hours
• 1932 Amelia Earheart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, traveling from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to Ireland in approximately 15 hours.
Earhart wrote a book about her first flight across the Atlantic, called 20 Hrs., 40 Min. She continued to break records. She also polished her skills as a speaker and writer, always advocating women's achievements, especially in aviation.
• 1964 Margaret Chase Smith, of Maine, becomes the first woman nominated for president of the United States by a major political party, at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco
• 1964 Margaret Chase Smith, of Maine, becomes the first woman nominated for president of the United States by a major political party, at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco.
Though nominally a member of the Republican Party Smith was known for voting her conscience, not party line. in 1964 she sought the highest office in the country. She tried to become the Republican presidential nominee but lost to Barry Goldwater.
• 1969 Shirley Chisholm, of New York, becomes the first African-American woman in Congress to run for president
• 1969 Shirley Chisholm, of New York, becomes the first African-American woman in Congress to run for president.
Her motto is, "Unbought and unbossed". She served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 14 years. She also becomes the first black woman U.S. Representative. Chisholm declared her candidacy for the 1972 Democratic nomination for President, charging that none of the other candidates represented the interests of blacks and the inner–city poor. She campaigned across the country and succeeded in getting her name on 12 primary ballots, becoming as well known outside her Brooklyn neighborhood as she was in it. At the Democratic National Convention, she received 152 delegate votes, or 10 percent of the total, a respectable showing given her modest funding. A 1974 Gallup Poll listed her as one of the top 10 most–admired women in America—ahead of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Coretta Scott King and tied with Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for sixth place.
 A 1974 Gallup Poll listed her as one of the top 10 most–admired women in America—ahead of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Coretta Scott King and tied with Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for sixth place
• 1981 Sandra Day O'Conner is appointed by President Reagan to the Supreme Court making her its first woman justice.
O'Connor displayed high levels of intelligence at a young age. At sixteen, she was admitted to Stanford University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Economics. She completed law school in just two years as opposed to the usual three. She graduated third in her class. Despite her impeccable qualifications, Sandra Day O'Connor struggled to find employment in the legal field due to a heavy bias against women as attorneys. O'Connor continued to promote women's interests in two cases that protected the rights of young girls in school being harassed by their classmates and held the schools liable for such harassment.
 O'Connor continued to promote women's interests in two cases that protected the rights of young girls in school being harassed by their classmates and held the schools liable for such harassment
• 1983 Dr. Sally K. Ride becomes the first American woman to be sent into space.
In her early days at NASA, Dr. Ride trained in parachute jumping, water survival, weightlessness and the huge G-forces of a rocket launch. She learned to fly a jet plane. She also switched from physics to engineering and helped in the development of a robotic arm for the space shuttle. The Challenger commander, Robert L. Crippen, chose her for the 1983 mission in part because of her expertise with the device. She was part of a crew of five that spent about six days in space, during which she used the arm to deploy and retrieve a satellite. Unfortunately, misogyny reared its ugly head. Speaking to reporters before the first shuttle flight, Dr. Ride — chosen in part because she was known for keeping her cool under stress —politely endured a barrage of questions focused on her sex: Would spaceflight affect her reproductive organs? Did she plan to have children? Would she wear a bra or makeup in space? Did she cry on the job? How would she deal with menstruation in space?
 Ride — chosen in part because she was known for keeping her cool under stress —politely endured a barrage of questions focused on her sex: Would spaceflight affect her reproductive organs? Did she plan to have children? Would she wear a bra or ma...
• 2010 In February, Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman ever to win an Academy Award as best director. She claimed the Oscar for her 2009 Iraq War movie The Hurt Locker.
The Hurt Locker was lauded by critics for its suspenseful action and realistic depiction of soldiers during wartime. A critic for The New Yorker described the film as "the most skillful and emotionally involving film yet made about the conflict ... a small classic of tension, bravery, and fear." The Hurt Locker won numerous awards, including BAFTA honors for best director and best film. Additionally, Bigelow won an Academy Award for best director for her work on the film—becoming the first woman to receive this honor. In an odd twist of fate, Bigelow was up for several Academy Awards—nominated alongside her ex-husband in the best director and best picture categories. Bigelow took both categories, and the film won an additional four awards.
• 2016 On July 26, 2016, on the second day of the Democratic National Convention, Hillary Rodham Clinton makes history when she secures the presidential nomination, becoming the first U
• 2016 On July 26, 2016, on the second day of the Democratic National Convention, Hillary Rodham Clinton makes history when she secures the presidential nomination, becoming the first U.S. woman to lead the ticket of a major party.
Hillary Clinton's life, in many respects, traces the arc of progress for women in American society. Her mother, Dorothy Rodham, was born in 1919, a year before the 19th Amendment gave women the vote.
It has taken a long, long time for that amendment's promise of women's full participation in American democracy to be realized. Mrs. Clinton moved it a big step closer as she became the first woman nominated for the presidency by a major party.
Mrs. Clinton's nomination — bringing women, barred first by law and then by custom, to the pinnacle of American politics — is to be celebrated as inspiration for young Americans, and as hope for women in nations and cultures that deny them the most basic opportunities. It is further proof that opening doors to women elevates and strengthens our nation.
 It is further proof that opening doors to women elevates and strengthens our nation

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