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19th Century. • Elaborate Pornography. Franz von Bayros. The 19th Century- 1848.
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19th Century • Elaborate Pornography Franz von Bayros
The 19th Century-1848 • The first women's rights convention in the United States is held in Seneca Falls, New York. Many participants sign a "Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions" that outlines the main issues and goals for the emerging women's movement. Thereafter, women's rights meetings are held on a regular basis. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
In the Origin of the Species, Charles Darwin suggests that humans are animals and like other animals have a natural history. Darwin proposes two processes important in evolution: 1) natural selection, and 2) sexual selection.
19th Century • Some of the first scientific and medical investigations of sex - Freud & Ellis
Some developments in the 20th century United States--- 1920 - 19th Amendment passed Women in the US allowed to vote 1952 - first Presidential election where women vote in equal proportions to men 1960s -“The Pill” available in US
Also in the 1960s 1964 - Civil Rights Act outlaws employment discrimination based upon sex 1965 -In Griswold v. Connecticut Supreme invalidates state laws prohibiting physicians from providing contraception advice -upholds right to privacy
1973 In Roe v. Wade Supreme Court rules that right to privacy includes abortion decision
The 1990s - Women vs. men in employment Women were- •horizontally segregated 98.5% of secretaries 71.8% of non-univ. teachers 84.5% of nurses 1.2% of construction workers 27.2% of physicians ---were women
The 1990s - Women vs. men in employment Women were- •vertically stratified 3-4% of major corporation. directors were women •underpaid women earned 72% of what men earned in the same jobs
Alabama Arizona Arkansas* Florida Georgia Idaho Kansas* Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri* Montana* North Carolina The 1990s - States with Sodomy Laws
Oklahoma Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee* Texas Utah Virginia * Restriction applies to same-gender sex only. The 1990s - States with Sodomy Laws