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Introduction
Historical timeline
1. From the Colonies to the U.S. : women ruled by patriarchs (1777)
2. Seneca Falls, women & citizenship : sentiments of sisterhood (1848)
3. Women's right to vote : the 19th Amendment (1920)
4. State marriage bans : first state to ban discrimination based on gender (1993)
5. Homosexuality in colonial America : Thomas Jefferson's drastic measures (1778)
6. Hirschfeld's studies : transforming gender and sexuality (1910, 1923)
7. Homosexuality is not a mental illness : American Psychiatric Association reclassifies (1952, 1973)
8. Women wartime workers : new gender norms (1917, 1944)
9. Title IX : gender discrimination in education (1972)
10. Phillips v. Martin Marietta : gender discrimination in the workplace (1973)
11. Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson : sexual misconduct in the workplace (1986)
12. Repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell" : LGBTQ service members now openly serve (2010)
13. Military ban against women lifted : women no longer limited to non-combat roles (2013)
14. Hillary Clinton runs for President : gender bias and American voters (2016)
15. #Me Too Movement : sexual hierarchy and abuse (2016-2018)
16. The Stonewall Riots : birth of the Gay Rights Movement (1969)
17. Supreme Court & sexual behavior : court rules to decriminalize same-sex behavior (2003)
18. Transgender access to public bathrooms : fight for gender-neutral bathrooms (2013)
19. Margaret Sanger's birth control clinic : the right not to reproduce (1916)
20. Roe v. Wade : legalization of abortion (1973)
21. Men's rights : anti-feminism and the Men's Rights Movement (1976, 2009)
22. Married women in early America : fight for property rights and child custody (1848)
23. The Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act : no-fault divorce (1970)
24. Transgender marriage : legalization of marriage based on gender identity (1976)
25. The Violence Against Women Act : married or not, violence against women is a crime (1994)
26. Adoption by same-sex couples : first state to allow same-sex couples to adopt jointly (1997)
27. Joint Parenting Movement : shared custody becomes the norm (2017)
28. Transgender parenting rights : in the best interess of the child (1973-2018)
Conclusion : ideas about gender
Primary & secondary sources
Glossary
Historical snapshots
Bibliography
About the author.
Historical timeline
1. From the Colonies to the U.S. : women ruled by patriarchs (1777)
2. Seneca Falls, women & citizenship : sentiments of sisterhood (1848)
3. Women's right to vote : the 19th Amendment (1920)
4. State marriage bans : first state to ban discrimination based on gender (1993)
5. Homosexuality in colonial America : Thomas Jefferson's drastic measures (1778)
6. Hirschfeld's studies : transforming gender and sexuality (1910, 1923)
7. Homosexuality is not a mental illness : American Psychiatric Association reclassifies (1952, 1973)
8. Women wartime workers : new gender norms (1917, 1944)
9. Title IX : gender discrimination in education (1972)
10. Phillips v. Martin Marietta : gender discrimination in the workplace (1973)
11. Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson : sexual misconduct in the workplace (1986)
12. Repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell" : LGBTQ service members now openly serve (2010)
13. Military ban against women lifted : women no longer limited to non-combat roles (2013)
14. Hillary Clinton runs for President : gender bias and American voters (2016)
15. #Me Too Movement : sexual hierarchy and abuse (2016-2018)
16. The Stonewall Riots : birth of the Gay Rights Movement (1969)
17. Supreme Court & sexual behavior : court rules to decriminalize same-sex behavior (2003)
18. Transgender access to public bathrooms : fight for gender-neutral bathrooms (2013)
19. Margaret Sanger's birth control clinic : the right not to reproduce (1916)
20. Roe v. Wade : legalization of abortion (1973)
21. Men's rights : anti-feminism and the Men's Rights Movement (1976, 2009)
22. Married women in early America : fight for property rights and child custody (1848)
23. The Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act : no-fault divorce (1970)
24. Transgender marriage : legalization of marriage based on gender identity (1976)
25. The Violence Against Women Act : married or not, violence against women is a crime (1994)
26. Adoption by same-sex couples : first state to allow same-sex couples to adopt jointly (1997)
27. Joint Parenting Movement : shared custody becomes the norm (2017)
28. Transgender parenting rights : in the best interess of the child (1973-2018)
Conclusion : ideas about gender
Primary & secondary sources
Glossary
Historical snapshots
Bibliography
About the author.