About This Lesson
On April 26, 1969, Assemblywoman March Fong Eu took a stand against gender inequity by smashing a porcelain toilet with a sledgehammer on the steps of the California State Capitol. Her protest highlighted the unfair taxation imposed on women through pay toilets in public buildings. Discover more about March Fong Eu, daughter of Chinese immigrants, and her influential career as an American diplomat and politician in this history chat from educator Sari Beth Rosenberg.
