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Everything You Need to Know about the Equal Pay Act - Re:Gender
Known for feisty quotes and progressive politics well ahead of her time, Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY) initiated a bill to commemorate the day the Nineteenth Amendment, which guarantees women the right to vote, became law. The U.S. Congress declared August 26th Womenâ??s Equality Day in 1971.
http://regender.org/EqualPayAct1
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Happy 50th Birthday, Equal Pay Act: A Brief History and Future of the Gender Wage Gap - Brain Pickings
'Even in creative fields, such as book publishing, advertising, and journalism, where there was a pool of educated females, women were given menial jobs.'
https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/06/10/equal-pay-act-of-1963/
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Itâ??s National Equal Pay Day, Do You Know Where Your Paycheck Is? - Dame Magazine
Less money means less control. No wonder the GOP is banking on keeping women woefully shortchanged.
http://www.damemagazine.com/2014/04/08/its-national-equal-pay-day-do-you-know-where-your-paycheck
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5 Quotes from JFK's Civil Rights Address That Still Resonate Today
When John F. Kennedy delivered his "Civil Rights Address" 50 years ago today, he probably didn’t realize how relevant his words would remain half a century later. Calling America’s racial tensions a "moral crisis," JFK spoke forcefully about the forced desegregation of the University of Alabama and proposed new legislation that would outlaw discrimination of [...]
http://parade.com/21211/viannguyen/5-quotes-from-jfks-civil-rights-address-that-still-resonate-today/
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John F. Kennedy: Remarks Upon Signing the Equal Pay Act.
The American Presidency Project contains the most comprehensive collection of resources pertaining to the study of the President of the United States.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9267
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Remarks on signing Equal Pay Act of 1963, 10 June 1963 - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum
This folder contains a press copy of President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon signing the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which aims to abolish arbitrary wage differentials based on sex.
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKPOF-045-001.aspx
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The Best Resources on the Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Mint
For many decades in the United States, women have struggled with equality issues. Men have often been treated as superior, leaving women to feel inferior and less important. This has occurred even in the workplace.
https://www.mint.com/the-best-resources-on-the-equal-pay-act-of-1963
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The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA).
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/epa.cfm
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Equal Pay Act of 1963 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States federal law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex (see Gender pay gap).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Pay_Act_of_1963
