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Answer 1

3 laws that helped women out were The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1983, The Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the 19th Amendment declaring that women could now vote in 1919.

The fair Labor Standards Act was put into place because women and children, and some men, were getting underpaid. This law forced employers to set a specific minimum wage and establish overtime. This helped women be treated a bit more equally in the workspace because before this law women very paid very lowly, not even close to what the men got. The Equal pay Act was passed to say that if men and women were doing the same job, they should and would get paid the same amount for their work. This helped women realize that they are not second class citizens. Th we were supposed to be equal to men. Lastly, the wonderful 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. Before when the 15th amendment was passed, it didn’t apply to women of any color. They finally passed and ratified the law in 1919-1920. This gave women the push they needed to continue the women’s suffrage campaign that lead to them getting other rights as well. Of course the men at the time still thought women belonged in the kitchen or back at home taking care of the kiddos, so they were met with opposition through every law that was mentioned that passed.