In honor of women everywhere and particularly those that worked and continue to strive toward equality, we have collected 10 facts about the progress of women in the U.S., from the first state to allow women to vote to the most recent “first” for women.
The first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, N.Y., in 1848. The 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, was not ratified until 1920, more than 70 years later.
In 1869, Wyoming became the first territory to grant women the right to vote. Later, the state produced the first female governor: Nellie Taylor Ross in 1924.
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress in 1916. The Montana Republican was elected again in 1940.
Edith Wharton, author of The Age of Innocence, was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1921.
Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve as a member of a Presidential cabinet. She served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945.
Women invented windshield wipers, White-Out, bras, dishwashers, disposable diapers and non-reflective glass, among other items.
Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court in 1981. She was nominated by President Ronald Reagan.
In 2010, a woman won the Oscar for Best Director for the first time. Kathryn Bigelow won the award for her work on The Hurt Locker.
Women receive over 60 percent of the college degrees earned in the U.S. each year.
Today, 18 percent of U.S. governors are women. In 2000, six percent were women.
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The first women’s rights convention was held in Seneca Falls, N.Y., in 1848. The 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, was not ratified until 1920, more than 70 years later.
In 1869, Wyoming became the first territory to grant women the right to vote. Later, the state produced the first female governor: Nellie Taylor Ross in 1924.
Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress in 1916. The Montana Republican was elected again in 1940.
Edith Wharton, author of The Age of Innocence, was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1921.
Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve as a member of a Presidential cabinet. She served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Secretary of Labor from 1933 to 1945.
Women invented windshield wipers, White-Out, bras, dishwashers, disposable diapers and non-reflective glass, among other items.
Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court in 1981. She was nominated by President Ronald Reagan.
In 2010, a woman won the Oscar for Best Director for the first time. Kathryn Bigelow won the award for her work on The Hurt Locker.
Women receive over 60 percent of the college degrees earned in the U.S. each year.
Today, 18 percent of U.S. governors are women. In 2000, six percent were women.
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