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40 Basic Rights Women Did Not Have Until The 1970s

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Women’s Rights March in the 1970s. Barbara Freeman / Getty Images / Thoughtco.

3. They Were Scarce in DC

Ruth Bager Ginsburg in 1972. Jitter Bugged.

While a few females found their spot in the political field, locally or nationally, before the 1970s politics and women were not a hot topic until the 1970s. In fact, the late 1960s and into the early 1970s saw an increase in women in the political field. In fact, in 1970, about a dozen women had their seat in Congress. On top of this, women had found their political position in their own neighborhoods and continued to write their names on ballots.

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