(and signing of the Mayflower Compact)
end of the First American Party System
universal male suffrage, states make new constitutions, South is occupied by North
banned discrimination in government and defense industries
opposition the the Article of Confederation, favored states' rights
Organize 40+ strikes
Written by Sarah Grimke
Founded by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucy Stone
Maximum work hours for women
Granted suffrage to women
Federally funded health program for prenatal and child health-care centers
"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex."
Ratified by 35 states. Three votes short of passage in 1979.
Legalized abortion in the first trimester
when project was first proposed
All aid Allies, short of military involvement
Allies landed in Africa and took Tunis from the Germans
Allied attack at Normandy leading to the capture of Berlin
