On this day in women’s history…

Posted by bean | March 24th, 2004

March 24

1972: U.S Congress passes the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972.

1985: the National Association of Attorney Generals (of the various states) called for the U.S. Justice department to investigate abortion clinic bombings and terrorism as violations of the Federal Civil Rights laws. The Republican administration ignored the request.

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