By 1978, for the first time in history, more women were employed in the paid workforce than were working exclusively in the home. Most were working out of necessity, as 43 percent of all women who worked were the sole…
When the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade in 1973, it established a constitutional right to abortion, but it did not guarantee access to one. Within three years, Congress passed the Hyde Amendment, cutting off Medicaid funding for abortions. Anti-abortion…
Custody Action for Lesbian Mothers (CALM, Norman grantee 1976–1977, 1992–1993) was founded in 1974 in Philadelphia by Rosalie Davies, a lesbian rights activist who went to law school after fighting her own custody battle. CALM was the only organization in…