Women's Rights Acts (Congress) (1)

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The Homestead Act (1862)....
...offered women an opportunity to own land
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The Sheppard Towner Act (1921)...
...gave funds for maternity leave
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The Comstock Laws (1873)...
...banned contraceptives
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the 19th Amendment (1920)...
...gave women the Vote
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the 18th Amendment (1919)...
...was Prohibition
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The 21st Amendment (1933)...
...repealed Prohibition
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The Social Security Act (1935)...
...gave women welfare benefits
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The Aid to Dependant Children Act (1935)...
...helped women with families unable to work with no male head of household
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The Fair Labor Standards Act (1938)...
...set new minimum wage levels
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The Civil Rights Act (1964)...
...ruled that there was to be no sexual discrimination in employment
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