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With respect to the Nineteenth Amendment, which states that "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex", the court dismissed the notion that the purpose of the tax was "to deny or abridge the right of men to vote on account of their sex", and denied ...
Contrary to pre-1970s popular and academic beliefs, American women's rights activists continued their activism during the interwar and post-war periods, as is demonstrated by their involvement in the movement to repeal poll taxes. [265] Until the early 1970s, academics did not focus on women's history, their issues, or their political cultures ...
Kansas: Married Women's Property Act grants married women separate economy. [13] 1860. New York's Married Women's Property Act of 1860 passes. [18] Married women are granted the right to control their own earnings. [11] Maryland: Married women are granted separate economy, the right to control their earnings, and trade licenses. [4]
1769 – The colonies adopt the English system decreeing women cannot own property in their own name or keep their own earnings. 1777 – All states pass laws which take away women's right to vote.
The "breast tax" caught wider attention in 2016, when BBC reporter Divya Arya reported on a series of paintings by artist Murali T on the legend of Nangeli. [web 5] The village legend of Nangeli is about a woman who lived in the early 19th century in Cherthala in the state of Travancore, and supposedly cut off her breasts in an effort to protest against the caste-based "breast tax."
Although the Child Tax Credit has been around since 1997, some changes were made last year. In March 2021, as part of the American Rescue Plan, the Child Tax Credit was increased from $2,000 ...
A change made to the tax system back in 1948 to give American households a tax advantage has been linked to the country’s ongoing gender pay gap in 2025.
[411] [412] Many white women's rights activists in the state were involved with the WCTU. [413] Cornelia Templeton Hatcher, an active WCTU member also worked towards women's suffrage in the state. [413] Lena Morrow Lewis also campaigned for women's suffrage in Alaska. [414] The press of Alaska was favorable towards women's suffrage. [415]