1. the changing role of women
At the 75th anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, she reread the Declaration of Rights of Sentiments and proposed a new amendment claiming, "Men and Women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction." ... Some reforms needed to be made because women wanted to feel and be seen as equals. ... At this point the Equal Pay Act of 1963 required equal pay for men and women for equal work performed on equal conditions. ... Under the Equal Pay Act over 30,000 women employees were found to have been underpaid by more than $18 million. ... ...
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