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11. Jury Duty? Men Only, Please

A judge's gavel resting on its sound block, placed on top of an American flag. The wooden gavel has a gold band around its head, and the stars and stripes of the flag are clearly visible. This symbolic image represents the legal system that has shaped women's rights history through landmark court decisions.
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In 1879, the Supreme Court ruled states could exclude women from juries. Utah broke ground in 1898 by allowing female jurors. Progress elsewhere was slow. By 1927, only 19 states permitted women jurors. True equality arrived in 1961 when the Supreme Court banned gender exclusion in jury selection. Achieving jury equality took almost a century.