Women’s Rights

Definition

Women's rights refer to the social and legal entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. In the United States, this movement has fought for issues like voting rights (suffrage), equal pay, reproductive rights, and more.

Related terms

Suffrage: The right or privilege of casting a vote at a public election.

Equal Pay Act: A 1963 United States labor law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex.

19th Amendment: An amendment to the U.S. Constitution adopted in 1920 that guarantees all American women the right to vote.