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President John F. Kennedy Signs the Equal Pay Act

  • 6/10/1963

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In this photograph President John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act in the Oval Office of the White House, Washington, D.C. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was filed as a labor law amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at eliminating wage disparity based upon sex.

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This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-WHP: White House Photographs.

National Archives Identifier: 12000179

Full Citation: Photograph JFKWHP-ST-304-6-63; President John F. Kennedy Signs the Equal Pay Act; 6/10/1963; Cecil Stoughton’s White House Photographs, 1/29/1961 – 12/31/1963; Collection JFK-WHP: White House Photographs,; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/jfk-signs-equal-pay-act/, June 3, 2026]

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