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Equal Rights for Women

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the text of a speech made by U.S. House Representative Shirley Chisholm on the dismal state of women's rights in 1969.
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Loc: American Women: Civil Rights Act of 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not focused just on racial civil rights, but also gender equity. This site from the Library of Congress deals with how women could use the legislation in lawsuits charging discrimination.