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Defense of Marriage Act
In 1996, the U.S. Congress passed the “Defense of Marriage Act” establishing a legal definition of marriage.
July 2, 2014
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You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!
Amelia Bloomer was a woman who liked to think, live and even dress unconventionally, and she encouraged other people—particularly women—to do the same.
July 7, 2014
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StoryCorps: Gay in the Marine Corps
“A Staff Sergeant went through my cell phone and saw some of the text messages that I had to my boyfriend.”
July 8, 2014
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StoryCorps: Stonewall Riots
“The lights went up, the music went off, and you could hear a pin drop.”
July 8, 2014
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Gay Marriage
This cartoon shows a legislator who voted against marriage equality as part of a series of legislators photographed for a “wrong-side-of-history photo shoot.”
November 3, 2014
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I Am Divided
Seventeen-year-old Itrat shares what it’s like to be a Muslim girl in America and explains why she chooses to wear a scarf.
December 11, 2014
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Redstockings Manifesto
The feminist organization Redstockings was founded in New York in 1969 on the premise that women were oppressed by male supremacy. Their manifesto calls for female class consciousness and a fight for liberation.
July 2, 2014
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Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day
Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered this speech at the United Nations International Human Rights Day on December 6, 2011. The day commemorates the UN's adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
July 2, 2014
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The Awakening
This 1915 cartoon by Henry Mayer depicts the struggle for women’s suffrage.
July 3, 2014
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Women in the Military
In this image, Adam Zyglis invokes the iconic “We Can Do It!” image to comment on the role of military women on the front lines.
September 3, 2015