On January 22nd 1973, abortion became legalized after the US Supreme Court Roe vs Wade. Before it was legalized everywhere, women would get illegal abortions and risk infection or death. I am pro-choice, even though many people have told me I should be pro-life because of my circumstances. I was adopted the day I was born because my birth mother was still in college and wasn't married. She was pro-choice but she decided to go through with her pregnancy to let another family experience the joy of having a child. If she had chosen to have an abortion, I wouldn't be here.

The March on Washington, the Boston Tea Party, and Stonewall are all famous American protests, petitions, riots and rallies. For hundreds of years, Americans have been protesting against numerous laws, causes, and the government. According to the First Amendment, Americans have the right to petition, allowing them to stand up against the government if they believe that the government has done something wrong, and allowing them to help change the injustices they feel are occurring.

The nineteenth amendment protects women's universal voting rights. Up until 1920, women could not vote, like men did. They could not participate in important political activities. They didn't have good pay jobs, even if they had one.