19th Century Elaborate Pornography Franz von Bayros
The 19th Century –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. 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 th Amendment passed Women in the US allowed to vote first Presidential election where women vote in equal proportions to men 1960s -“The Pill” available in US
Also in the 1960s Civil Rights Act outlaws employment discrimination based upon sex 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
The 1990s - States with Sodomy Laws 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.