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19th Century • Elaborate Pornography Franz von Bayros The 19th Century1848 Elizabeth Cady Stanton – 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. 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. 19th Century • Some of the first scientific and medical investigations of sex Freud & Ellis Some developments in the 20th century United States--1920 - 19th Amendment passed Women in the US allowed to vote 1952 - first Presidential election where women vote in equal proportions to men 1960s -“The Pill” available in US Also in the 1960s 1964 - Civil Rights Act outlaws employment discrimination based upon sex 1965 -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.