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www.unfoundation.org  |  [email protected]  |  202.887.9040 Key Dates in International Women’s History 1911 First ever International Women’s Day celebrated. 1913 Marie Curie is awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Norwegian women gain the right to vote. 1915 Women from the U.S. and Europe gather in The Hague in the Netherlands for the first International Congress of Women -- later know as the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. 1916 Jeannette Rankin of Montana is the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. 1918 Women in Russia strike for “bread and peace.” The strike helps initiate the revolution that results in the overthrow of the imperial government. March 8th, the day the strike began, is later chosen to mark International Women’s Day. Canadian women gain the right to vote. British women over 30 are granted right to vote. The Indian National Congress supports giving women the right to vote. Hungarian feminist Rosika Schwimmer is appointed ambassador to Switzerland. 1919 Women enter the British House of Commons for the first time with Lady Astor’s appointment. 1920 The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote, becomes law when it is ratified by two-thirds of the states. The League of Women Voters is founded. International  Women’s Day was  first celebrated on  March 8th, 1911.  A look back at  the last century  illustrates the  overwhelming  progress that  women around  the world  have made.

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1911 FirsteverInternationalWomen’sDaycelebrated.

1913 MarieCurieisawardedtheNobelPrizeforChemistry.

Norwegianwomengaintherighttovote.

1915 WomenfromtheU.S.andEuropegatherinTheHagueinthe

NetherlandsforthefirstInternationalCongressofWomen--laterknow astheWomen’sInternationalLeagueforPeaceandFreedom.

1916 JeannetteRankinofMontanaisthefirstwomanelectedtotheU.S.

Congress.

1918 WomeninRussiastrikefor“breadandpeace.”Thestrikehelpsinitiate

therevolutionthatresultsintheoverthrowoftheimperialgovernment. March8th,thedaythestrikebegan,islaterchosentomark InternationalWomen’sDay.

Canadianwomengaintherighttovote.

Britishwomenover30aregrantedrighttovote.

TheIndianNationalCongresssupportsgivingwomentherighttovote.

HungarianfeministRosikaSchwimmerisappointedambassadorto

Switzerland.

1919 WomenentertheBritishHouseofCommonsforthefirsttimewithLady

Astor’sappointment.

1920 The19thAmendmenttotheU.S.Constitution,givingwomentheright tovote,becomeslawwhenitisratifiedbytwo-thirdsofthestates.The LeagueofWomenVotersisfounded.

International 

Women’s Day was 

first celebrated on 

March 8th, 1911.  

A look back at 

the last century 

illustrates the 

overwhelming 

progress that 

women around 

the world 

have made.

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TheTreatyofVersaillesstatesthatwomenmustreceiveequalpayastheirmalecounterparts.

1922 TheNationalCouncilofWomeniscreatedinChiletofightforwomen’srights.

TheBrazilianFederationfortheAdvancementofWomenisfoundedbyBerthaLutz.

1923 FamilyplanningpioneerMargaretSangeropensthefirstlegal,physician-runbirthcontrolclinicinthe UnitedStates.

1925 NellieTayloeRossisthefirstwomangovernorofaU.S.state(Wyoming).

1926 GertrudeEderleisthefirstwomantoswimtheEnglishChannel.

1928 WomencompeteforthefirsttimeinOlympicfieldevents.

1931 ActivistJaneAddamsreceivestheNobelPrizeforPeace.SheisthefirstAmericanwomantowina NobelPeacePrize.

GertrudeVanderbiltWhitneyfoundsTheWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtinNewYorkCity,becomingthe firstwomantofoundamajorartmuseum.

1932 AmeliaEarhartmakesthefirstsoloflightbyawomanacrosstheAtlantic.Sheisthefirstwomantobe awardedtheDistinguishedFlyingCross.

AlexandraKollontaiisappointedambassadorfromtheSovietUniontoSweden.Sheisconsideredthe firstwomanambassadorinmodernhistory.

1933 FrancesPerkinsisappointedSecretaryofLaborbyFranklinD.Roosevelt.Sheisthefirstwoman

appointedtoacabinetpositionintheAmericangovernment.

1934 WomeninBrazilandThailandgaintherighttovote.

1937 Cubarequiresequalpayforequalworkregardlessofgender.

1945 EleanorRooseveltbecomestheAmericandelegatefortherecentlyformedUnitedNations.In1946she iselectedastheheadoftheUnitedNationsHumanRightsCommission.Sheisinstrumentalindrafting theDeclarationofHumanRights.

1946 TheUnitedNationsCommissionontheStatusofWomenisformed.

TheSudaneseWomen’sLeagueisfounded.ItismodernSudan’sfirstwomen’sorganization.

WomeninthePhilippinesgaintherighttovote.

1948 InJapan,womenvoteandrunforelectionintheHouseofRepresentativesforthefirsttime.

1949 WomengaintherighttovoteinIsraelandSouthKorea.

ThePeronistaFeministPartyisfoundedinArgentinianbyEvaPerón.

TheSecondSex(LeDeuxièmeSexe),byFrenchfeministSimonedeBeauvoir,ispublished.Ithasa

majorimpactonunderstandingsofgender.

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1952 MolecularbiologistRosalindFranklinbeginsworkatKing’sCollege,London.Shegoesontoplaya

majorroleinthediscoveryofDNA.

IsraelpassestheWomen’sEqualRightsAct,makinggenderdiscriminationillegal.

1954 Colombianwomenaregrantedtherighttovote.

1955 RosaPark’srefusaltogiveupherseattoawhitemanonabus,andhersubsequentarrest,isusedto

launchtheMontgomerybusboycott.

1956 InIsrael,GoldaMeirisappointedMinisterofForeignAffairs.SheistheonlywomenintheIsraeli

cabinet.

1958 SwedishdiplomatAgdaRösselisthefirstwomantoheadapermanentdelegationtotheUnitedNations.

1960 SirimavoBandaranaikeiselectedasPrimeMinisterofSriLanka.

InJapan,NakayamaMasaisappointedMinisterofHealthandWelfare.SheisJapan’sfirstfemale

cabinetmember.

1961 Paraguaygrantswomentherighttovote.ItisthelastrepublicintheAmericastodoso.

1963 BettyFriedanpublishesTheFeminineMystique,whichgalvanizesthewomen’srightsmovement.

ValentinaTereshkovaofRussiabecomesthefirstwomaninspace.

Iranianwomengaintherighttovote.

1964 TitleVIIoftheCivilRightsActprohibitsdiscriminationinemploymentonthebasisofraceorsex.

1965 TheSupremeCourtrulingintheGriswoldv.StateofConnecticutcasestatesthatlawsprohibitingthe

useofbirthcontrolareunconstitutional.

1966 TheNationalOrganizationofWomenisfoundedbyfeministBettyFriedanandotherdelegatesto

theThirdNationalConferenceoftheCommissionontheStatusofWomen.

IndiraGandhibecomesIndia’sfirstfemalePrimeMinister.

1968 SoongChing-lingisnamedCo-ChairwomanofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Sheisthefirstnon-royal

womantoleadthestateofChina.

1969 GoldaMeirbecomesIsrael’sfirstfemaleprimeminister.

1970 TheBostonWomen’sHealthBookCollectivehelpslaunchthewomen’shealthmovementintheU.S.by

publishingOurBodies,Ourselves.

1971 IndialaunchesitsNationalCommissionontheStatusofWomen.

HelgaPedersonbecomesthefirstfemalejudgeontheEuropeanCourtofHumanRights.

WomeninSwitzerlandgaintherighttovote.

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1972 TitleIXoftheEducationAmendmentsbanssexdiscriminationinschools.Enrollmentofwomen

inathleticsprogramsandprofessionalschoolsincreasesdramatically.

MsMagazineislaunchedbyagroupoffeminists,includingGloriaSteinem,asanoutletforfeminist

voicesinAmerica.

1973 TennisstarBill ieJeanKingwinsthe“battle-of-the-sexes”tennismatchagainstBobbyRiggs.Theevent

ishighlypublicizedandservesasinspirationfordemandsforequalrightsandopportunitiesforfemale

athletes.

TheRoev.WadedecisionbytheSupremeCourtrulesthatawomanhasaconstitutionalrightto

abortion.

Sex-segregated“helpwanted”adsarebannedfollowingtheSupremeCourtrulinginPittsburghPressv.

PittsburghCommissiononHumanRelations,413U.S.376.

WomeninJordangaintherighttovote.

1974 MariaEstela(Isabela)MartinezdePeronbecomesthefirstwomentoleadanAmericannationwhenshe

succeedsherhusbandasPresidentofArgentina.SheisalsothefirstfemalepresidentofArgentina.

1975 TheUNnames1975InternationalWomen’sYear.March8thhasbeencelebratedasInternational

Women’sDayeversince.

TheWorldCongressforInternationalWomen’sYearopensinBerlin.

ThefirstWorldConferenceonWomenisheldinMexicoCity.

ThePregnancyandDiscriminationActispassedtoprohibitdiscriminationonthebasisofpregnancy,

childbirth,orrelatedmedicalconditions.

1976 1976–1985TheUnitedNations’DecadeforWomen.

TinaAnselmibecomesthefirstwomanintheItaliancabinetwhensheisappointedLabourminister.

Nigerianwomengaintherighttovote.

1977 DiscriminationonthebasisofsexormaritalstatusisprohibitedbylawinCanada.

Nigerianwomengaintherighttovote.

1978 Women’sHistoryWeekisfirstcelebratedinSonomaCounty,California.

Kuwaitiwomen’sprotestssuccessfullykeepaproposedlawprohibitingwomenfromworkinofficesfrom

legallypassing.

1979 TheUNGeneralAssemblyadoptstheConventionontheEliminationsofAllFormsofDiscriminationagain

Women.Itdefineswhatcountsasdiscriminationagainwomenandcreatesanagendafor

nationstoadopt.

MotherTeresaisawardedtheNobelPeacePrizeforherworkintheslumsofCalcutta,India.

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MariadeLourdesPintasilgobecomesthefirstfemalePrimeMinisterofPortugal.

LidiaGeileriselectedPresidentofBolivia.Sheisthefirstwomantoholdthisposition.

MargaretThatcherbecomesGreatBritian’sfirstfemalePrimeMinister.

SimoneWeilofFrancebecomesthefirstwomanelectedPresidentoftheEuropeanParliament.

1980 VigdisFinnbogadottirbecomesthefirstwomanelectedPresidentofIceland.

1981 JeaneKirkpatrickbecomesthefirstfemaleU.S.ambassadortotheUnitedNations.

SandraDayO’ConnoristhefirstwomanontheU.S.SupremeCourt,servinguntil2006.

GroHarlemBrundtlandbecomesthefirstwomanPrimeMinisterofNorway.

1982 AgathaBarbaraisthefirstwomanelectedPresidentofMalta.

MilkaPlanincisthefirstwomantobecomePrimeMinisterofYugoslavia.

1983 SallyRidebecomesthefirstAmericanwomantotravelinspace.

1985 EugeniaCharlesisthefirstwomantobecomePrimeMinisterintheCaribbean.

1986 CorazonAquinoisthefirstwomantobeelectedpresidentofthePhilippines.

MariaLiberia-PetersbecomesthefirstwomanPrimeMinisteroftheNetherlandsAntilles.

1987 CongressexpandsWomen’sHistoryWeektoamonth-longeventcelebratedinMarch.

WilmaMankillerisnamedthefirstwomanChiefoftheCherokeeNation.Sheisthefirstwomantolead

amajorNativeAmericanTribeinmodernhistory.

1988 BenazirBhuttoisthefirstwomantoleadaMuslimcountryinmodernhistorywhenshebecomesprime

ministerofPakistan.

1990 MaryRobinsonisthefirstfemalePresidentofIreland.

ErthaPascal-TrouillotisthefirstwomantobeelectedPresidentofHaiti.

CarmenLawrenceisthefirstfemalePremierofAustralia.

1991 EdithCressonisthefirstwomanPrimeMinisterofFrance.

KhaledaZiaRahmanisthefirstwomanPrimeMinisterofBangladesh.

1992 RitaJohnstonisthefirstfemalePremierofCanada.

1992 HannaSuchockaisthefirstfemalePrimeMinisterofPoland.

1993 JanetRenoisthefirstwomanAttorneyGeneraloftheUnitedStates.

ToniMorrisonbecomesthefirstAfrican-AmericanwomantowintheNobelPrizeforliterature.

SylvieKinigiisthefirstfemalePrimeMinisterofBurundi.

TansuCillerisTurkey’sfirstfemalePrimeMinister.

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1995 TheInternationalConferenceonPopulationandDevelopmentinCairocreatesaProgramofAction.

SomeofthegoalsoutlinedbytheProgramofActioninclude,achievinguniversaleducation,reducing

infantandchildmortality,reducingmaternalmortality,andachievingaccesstoreproductiveandsexual

healthservicesincludingfamilyplanning.

The4thWorldConferenceonWomenisheldinBeijing,China.

1997 MadeleineAlbrightissworninasthefirstwomanU.S.SecretaryofState.

JennyShipleybecomesthefirstwomanPrimeMinisterofNewZealand.

1999 MireyaMoscosoiselectedasPanama’sfirstfemalepresident.SheoverseestheU.S.handoverofthe

PanamaCanal.

2000 TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals(MDGs)aredevelopedtoimprovetheconditionsoftheworld’s

poorestcountriesbyyear2015.Thegoalsareto,1.Eradicateextremepovertyandhunger,2.Achieve

universalprimary,3.Promotegenderequality,4.Reducechildmortality,5.Improvematernalmortality,

6.CombatHIV/AIDS,Malariaandotherdiseases,7.Ensureenvironmentalsustainability,and8.Create

globalpartnershipsfordevelopment.

BeverleyMcLachlinbecomesthefirstfemalechiefjusticeoftheSupremeCourtofCanada.The

CanadianSupremeCourthadruledthatwomenwerenot“persons”70yearsearlier.

TarjaHaloneniselectedFinland’sfirstwomanpresident.

2001 AreferendumincludingtherightofwomentostandforofficeisapprovedbyvotersinBahrain.

2004 MegawatiSukarnoputribecomesthefirstfemalePresidentoftheRepublicofIndonesia.

2005 CondoleezzaRiceisthefirstAfrican-AmericanwomantoserveasU.S.SecretaryofState.

2004 WangariMaathai,aKenyanenvironmentalactivist,isawardedtheNobelPeacePrize.Sheisthefirst

blackAfricanwomantowinaNobelPrize.

Kuwaitiwomengaintherighttovote.

2006 EllenJohnsonSirleafbecomesthefirstfemalePresidentinAfricawhensheiselectedinLiberia.

MichelleBacheletisthefirstwomanelectedPresidentofChile.

2007 NancyPelosiissworninasthefirstfemaleSpeakeroftheU.S.HouseofRepresentatives,oneofthe

mostpowerfulpostsintheU.S.government.

2007PratibhaPatiliselectedasthefirstwomanPresidentofIndia.

Thefirstall-femaleUNPeacekeepingunitisdeployed.Itismadeupofover100policewomenfrom

IndiananditissenttoLiberia.

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2009 MichelleObamabecomesthefirstAfrican-AmericanFirstLadyoftheUnitedStates.

SoniaSotomayorbecomesthefirstHispanic,andthirdwoman,toserveasajusticeoftheU.S.Supreme

Court.

2011 UNWomenisformedoutofanumberofexistingUNorganizations.UNWomenisformedtofurtherthe

empowermentofwomenandgirlsandtoadvocateforgenderequality.

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