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From Sandra Day O'Connor to Shirley Chisholm to Madeleine Albright, these groundbreaking American women paved the way.

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  • Women in Politics
    Women in Politics

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    From Sandra Day O'Connor to Shirley Chisholm to Madeleine Albright, these groundbreaking American women paved the way.

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  • The Pill Begins Sexual Revolution
    The Pill Begins Sexual Revolution

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    The origin of the Pill, set to "Time of the Season" by The Season.

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  • Hillary Makes History
    Hillary Makes History

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    On Path to the Podium, we hear about Hillary Clinton's life. She was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Wellesley College. While there she was an active Republican, but that changed after the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War.

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  • Sandra Day O'Connor's Roots
    Sandra Day O'Connor's Roots

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    In this biography clip we see the early life of Sandra Day O'Connor. She was born during the Great Depression to Harry and Ada Day. She grow up on the Lazy B Ranch where she learned how to do ranch jobs from real cowboys.

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  • Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
    Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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    May 14, 1943, marked the first anniversary of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). The Women's Army Corps, a U.S. army organization created during World War II to enlist women as auxiliaries for noncombatant duty in the U.S. army. Before 1943 it was known as the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps. Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby. During World War II, WACs served as medical technicians, cartography clerks, secretaries, and the like in the United States and in all the theaters of war. Almost 100,000 had joined the WAC by 1945. Enlistment ended with the war's end, and rapid demobilization followed. But by 1946 the War Department asked for reenlistments to meet shortages in army hospitals and personnel centers. In 1948 a bill was passed by Congress formally establishing the WAC within the regular army. The WAC was dissolved in 1978.

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  • Barbara Jordan's Keynote Address
    Barbara Jordan's Keynote Address

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    An excerpt from Barbara Jordan's keynote speech at the Democratic National Convection. Jordan was the first African-American woman ever elected to Congress from a southern state.

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  • This Day in History: 05/15/1937 - Madeleine Albright is Born
    This Day in History: 05/15/1937 - Madeleine Albright is Born

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    This Day in History - May 15, 1937, Madeleine Albright was born. Madeleine Albright, during the Clinton administration was the first female United States Secretary of State.

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  • 01/22/1998: Ted Kaczynski pleads guilty to bombings
    01/22/1998: Ted Kaczynski pleads guilty to bombings

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    On this day in 1998, in a Sacramento, California, courtroom, Theodore J. Kaczynski pleads guilty to all federal charges against him, acknowledging his responsibility for a 17-year campaign of package bombings attributed to the "Unabomber."

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  • Ask Steve: The Pill
    Ask Steve: The Pill

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    In this video clip from Ask Steve, the birth control pill and the effect it had on the population was discussed. It sparked a sexual revolution, with a decline in the baby boom and recreational sex.

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  • Suffrage and the Women Behind It
    Suffrage and the Women Behind It

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    In 1920, American women voted for the first time, thanks to pro-suffrage activists such as Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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  • Black Women in Politics
    Black Women in Politics

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    View images of famous female African American politicians and activists.

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  • Women Factory Workers of World War II
    Women Factory Workers of World War II

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    During World War II, American women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers. The munitions industry heavily recruited women workers, as represented by the U.S. government's "Rosie the Riveter" propaganda campaign.

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  • Black Women Athletes
    Black Women Athletes

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    View images of famous female African American athletes.

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  • Black Women Authors
    Black Women Authors

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    View images of famous female African American authors.

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  • Black Women Musicians
    Black Women Musicians

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    View images of famous female African American singers and musicians.

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