Feminist, author and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir dies in Paris at age 78. Penny Harrington fired as Portland, Ore. chief of police for making too many changes in the department. Women's major league volleyball debuts in Minnesota with the Minnesota Monarchs. The Supreme Court upholds a California law requiring employers to give women disability leave for pregnancy and childbirth and guarantee reinstatement of their jobs. 1988 Prozac introduced.
Congressional investigation raises alarms about cosmetic breast surgery.
Stacy Allison is first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Women surpass men in bachelor's degrees in biological and life sciences. The Minnesota Women's Building opens at 550 Rice St. in St. Paul. Catharine Burroughs is the first Western woman to be named a reincarnate lama of Tibetan Buddhism. Lenora Fulani is the first woman and first black Presidential candidate on the ballot in all 50 states.