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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “I am delighted today to approve the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which prohibits arbitrary discrimination against women in the…”

On the recordJune 9, 1963
I am delighted today to approve the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which prohibits arbitrary discrimination against women in the payment of wages.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Signing the Equal Pay Act

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