13. Live with their boyfriend anywhere in the US.
Incredibly, in 2013 living together before marriage was still illegal in 4 US states. In 2011 several Florida couples were even charged with misdemeanors under the state’s anti-cohabitation law.
14. Become a Supreme Court Justice.
There wasn’t a law stopping women from serving on the Supreme Court, but no women were appointed until Sandra Day O’Connor in 1981. As of 2015, there are three women out of the nine SCOTUS judges.
15. Get a job without being rejected simply for being female.
Until the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it was perfectly legal to discriminate against women on the grounds of your gender when you were considering whom to hire or promote.
16. Marry another woman.
The US movement to gain civil marriage rights for same-sex couples began in the 70s, but it wasn’t legal anywhere until 2004 when Massachusetts became the first state to allow it. As of 2015, same-sex marriage is legal in 36 US states. Of course, this legal barrier applied to men just as much as women.
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