Sputnik catalyzed the Space Age, a period of time that encompassed activities related to the Space Race, as well as space exploration, and technology. There were a number of prominent cultural developments impacted by these events.
The Nineteenth Amendment (1920)
Amendment XIX, ratified on August 18, 1920, prohibits the states and federal government from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex. Women's suffrage movements fought for the right to vote for over half a century. In 1890, the National American Women Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was born, with Susan B. Anthony as its leader.
However, the struggle to vote did not end with the Nineteenth Amendment, which did not address the racial terrorism and discrimination that prevented African-American men and women in southern states from voting, regardless of sex. NAWSA actively excluded African-American women from its organization, focusing solely on enfranchisement for white women.
Invention of the Internet (1989)
Between 1989 and 1990, Tim Berners-Lee helped to form the World Wide Web. The Internet is the fastest-growing medium of communication in all of history. Since the mid-1990s, the Internet has fundamentally impacted culture, commerce, and technology.