 Planned Parenthood v. Casey |
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In the Supreme Court case of Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the ruling in Roe v. Wade was upheld, but changed the scrutiny standard from "strict scrutiny" to an "undue burden" standard.
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| Re: DEI Programs Are Lawful Under Federal Civil Rights Laws and Supreme Court Precedent |
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This memorandum from law professors across the United States explains how diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives are legally defensible, in spite of the January 21, 2025, Executive Order titled "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity."
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| Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act Fact Sheet |
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This statement from the White House outlines critical elements in the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act signed by President Joe Biden as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022.
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| Regulated Slave Trade Act |
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This act, also known as Dolben's Act, placed limits and regulations on the slave trade, and illustrates the attempts to regulate the numbers of children in the slave trade.
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| Report of the Woman's Rights Convention Held at Seneca Falls |
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Generally credited as the first call for equal rights for women, this document is the result of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848. It calls for suffrage rights for women, as well as equal rights in all aspects of society. The convention was organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, both women were from abolitionist families, highlighting a sharp divide between women’s rights advocates before and after the Civil War.
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| Roe v. Wade |
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Roe v. Wade is the landmark Supreme Court decision that extended the right to privacy to the ability for women to obtain abortion care. The decision was overturned in the 2022 decision of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, returning legislation on abortion care to the states.
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| Savanna's Act |
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Savanna's Act (also known as the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Act) addressed federal and tribal jurisdictional cooperation concerning issues of violence and disappearance in the Native American community. The law is named after Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a member of the Spirit Lake Nation of North Dakota who was murdered in 2017. The act was signed into law in 2020.
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| Seminole Agreement |
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Excerpts from this congressional act ratified an agreement with the Seminole Nation concerning allotment, like enrollment and laws of descent. The second proviso established matrilineal descent of lands, money, and property for heirs.
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| Stenberg v. Carhart |
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The Supreme Court found, in Stenberg v. Carhart, that a Nebraska state ban on partial-birth abortion was unconstitutional.
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 Stowage of the British slave ship "Brookes" under the Regulated Slave Trade Act |
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This image was used by English abolitionists to demonstrate the terrible conditions aboard slave ships.
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| Studying the Missing and Murdered Indian Crisis Act of 2019 |
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This bill was introduced to authorize the Government Accountability Office to collect data and study the crisis of missing and murdered Native Americans. It did not pass into law, but was a part of a broader legislative effort to bring awareness to murdered and missing Indigenous People.
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| The Woman Suffrage Movement and Frederick Douglass |
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In this speech given on the 60th Anniversary of the Seneca Falls Convention, Black women's rights advocate Mary Church Terrell reflects on the role of Frederick Douglass in the women's suffrage movement.
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| Under the Rule of Thumb: Battered Women and the Administration of Justice |
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This groundbreaking report reflected increased federal response to issues surrounding violence against women.
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| Vanguard: Black Women and the Right to Vote |
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This teaching module discusses how Black women fought against both racism and sexism during their fight for women's suffrage, featuring a webinar with Martha S. Jones, author of the 2020 book, Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All.
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| Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men |
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This report studied the intersectional effects of violence on Indigenous communities.
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| Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act |
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The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act was a bill to modify and reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. It would have authorized new programs and protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. The House of Representatives passed the bill, however it stalled in the Senate. The Violence Against Women Act was eventually reauthorized by President Joe Biden as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022.
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| War Brides Act |
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The War Brides Act was a federal law that allowed for the naturalization of foreign women married to United States servicemen.
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| Webinar - Affirmative Action's Origins and Legacies |
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In this webinar, UNL Law Faculty Eric Berger, Danielle Jefferis, and Catherine Wilson provide an in-depth look at affirmative action, delving into its origins and tracing its impact to the present day.
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| Webinar - From Back Alley to the Border: Criminal Abortion in the 20th Century U.S. |
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In this webinar, Dr. Alicia Gutierrez-Romine of California State University, San Bernardino, discusses U.S. constitutionalism and criminal abortion in the 20th century with Dr. William Thomas and his American Constitutional History class.
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| Webinar - Vanguard: Black Women and the Right to Vote |
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In this webinar, Professor Martha S. Jones of Johns Hopkins University discusses Black women and the right to vote with Dr. William Thomas and his American Constitutional History class.
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| Woman Suffrage in Territories |
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This newspaper article discusses the women's suffrage act passed in Washington Territory. Washington was the third territory to grant women suffrage rights, although the Territorial Supreme Court later overturned the law.
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| Wyoming Declaration of Rights |
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The first article of the State of Wyoming's Constitution enumerates certain rights within the state. Wyoming Territory was the first government to grant women suffrage rights, and that right was preserved in the Declaration of Rights when organizing the state government.
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