Women's equality exhibit open at Capitol in Albany
Posted at: 03/05/2013 9:41 AM
By: AP
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - An exhibit on the history of women's rights is on display at New York's Capitol.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the 2013 Women's Equality installation focuses on the drive for economic equality for women from the 1820s to the 1980s.
Among the featured events are the first garment workers strike in New York City, the licensing of the nation's first female doctor and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Women who played major roles in history are also highlighted, including union organizers, rights activists and pioneering professionals.
The exhibit announced Monday is in the War Room at the Capitol.
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