The fight for women's rights and women's suffrage, which predated the famous Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, is one of the most important civil rights struggles in U.S. history.
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After Roe v. Wade In the January 22, 1973, Roe v. Wade decision, the Supreme Court, in a 7‑2 vote, ruled that abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy was a constitutional right protected by the 14th Amendment. The ruling included a trimester framework in which it was left to a woman and her doctor […]
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How did the fight for equal pay evolve over a century of United States politics? What did the Equal Pay Act of 1963 enshrine in law, and what effect did it have on U.S. workplaces?
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U.S. Supreme Court justices have generally deferred to precedent, but there have been notable exceptions.
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