womenshistory

#OnThisDay, 30 June 1966 Pauli Murray, Betty Friedan and 26 others founded the National Organisation for Women (NOW) in the USA.

NOW are currently campaigning for abortion rights, LGBTQ+ rights, racial and economic justice and the end to violence against women and girls.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

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#OnThisDay, 2 Jul 1928, the UK's Representation of the People Act comes into effect, finally giving women equal voting rights to men. It increases the number of women eligible to vote to 15 million.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #VotesForWomen #Histodons

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