How did the American Civil War contribute to the women's rights movement.

They worked to gain rights for both women and African Americans. Women hoped to be granted the same rights of citizenship, that were awarded to freed slaves in this period.

equal pay act of 1963. the equal pay act, signed in to law by president john f. kennedy on june 10, 1963, was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that addressed wage differences based on gender. they felt that this would prevent employers from undercutting future wages for men.