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"He or She"
New Jersey allowed everyone the right to vote. From 1776 to the 1800's many unmarried woman were voting. In 1807 the "he or she" clause changed to "free, white, male citizens". This revoked not only the women's rights to vote. Many states allowed women the right to vote only to revoke it later on. Utah is another state who did this. -
First national women's rights convention
Takes place in Massachusetts. More than 1,000 participants showed. Fredrick Douglass, Paulina Wright Davis, Abby Kelley Foster, William Lloyd Garrison, Lucy Stone, and Sojourner Truth were present. -
"Ain't I A Woman?" Speech
In Ohio, a former slave, Sojourner Truth gave her "Ain't I A Woman" speech. This speech became super memorable. -
Movement comes to a stop
The civil war began leading women's rights advocacy to come to a halt until the war ended in 1865. -
AERA
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the American Equal Rights Association. They created a petition for universal suffrage. The AERA was created for black and white women, and men. -
Federal women's suffrage amendment
Senator S.C Pomeroy of Kansas introduces the Federal Women's suffrage amendment in. Unfortunately, it is denied. -
Suffragists split into two!
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton create the National Woman Suffrage Association, which aims to obtain voting rights for women through the means of adding an amendment to the constitution. Henry Blackwell, Lucy Stone, and others form the American Woman Suffrage Association, which aims to obtain voting rights for women through the individual states. -
States that allowed Woman's voting before 19th
Wyoming, New Jersey, Utah, and Kentucky (in some instances) gave women the right to vote before the 19th amendment was ratified. In Kentucky, a widow who owned property could vote for things like school trustees. Wyoming became the only U.S state to allow woman to vote. In fact they wouldn't join the U.S without keeping the bill. -
15th Amendment Ratified
The 15th amendment that states "The right of citizens of the U.S to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S or by any State on account of Race, Color, or Previous condition of servitude." gets ratified. -
U.S house of Reps. get addressed
Victoria Woodhull addresses the judiciary committee on the house of Reps. She argued that under the 14th amendment, women have the right to vote. Her argument was denied. -
Founding of the Anti-Suffrage party
Prominent women such as Ellen Sherman, challenged the notion of suffrage as a natural right. Women's political participations affected their roles as wives, mothers, educators, and philanthropists. Which these roles were pretty important. -
Susan B. Anthony tries voting
Susan B. Anthony registers to vote and votes for Ulysses S. Grant in New York. She was arrested, tried, and convicted in 1873. The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment was her defense, stating that it entitled her to vote. It failed. -
Minor V. Happersett
The Supreme court rules that the 14th amendment does not give women the right to vote, citizenship doesn't, and women's political rights are left up to the individual states. -
Declaration of Rights for Women
The U.S Centennial program at Independence Hall in Philadelphia gets disrupted by Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Joslyn Gage when they present a Declaration of Rights for Women. -
Women suffrage amendment introduced to Congress
A.A Sargeant, a California Senator, introduces The Women's Suffrage Amendment to congress. Includes language that would eventually become the 19th Amendment! -
NAWSA Forms
The National American Women Suffrage Association is created by the National Women Suffrage Association and the American Women Suffrage Association merges into one. This is lead by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. NAWSA wages state-by-state campaigns to obtain women's voting rights. -
National Association of Colored Women is formed
The NACW aims to achieve equal rights for women of color. Leaders are Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Mary Church Terrell, and Anna Julia Cooper. -
Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose party
Theodore Roosevelt has the Bull Moose party. This party becomes the first national major party to support Women's suffrage. -
Suffragist's parade in D.C
A parade known as the Woman Suffrage Procession is organized. This is the first public demonstration for women's suffrage in the capital. Participants marched in a spirit of protest against the present political system in which women are excluded from -
Formation of the CUWS
The Congressional Union for Women Suffrage is created by Alice Paul and Lucy Barns. This focused on obtaining a constitutional amendment to secure the right of voting for women. -
The Transcontinental tour
Mabel Vernon and Sara Bard Field were leaders of the Transcontinental tour that got over 500,00 signatures on petitions to Congress in favor of women's suffrage. -
Renaming of the Congressional Union
The Congressional Union is now known as The National Woman's Party. Alice Paul and her colleagues started introducing methods used by the suffrage movements in Britain. Such as Demonstrations, Picketing in front of the White House, Parades, and Mass Meetings.They picketed in front of the white House to put Woodrow Wilson and other members on blast for not supporting suffrage movements. -
First Woman elected in to the House of Reps!
Jeannette Rankin, a woman from Montana, is elected into the house of Reps. Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic party started to support suffrage. -
Hunger Strike
Alice Paul and other women are arrested during a demonstration for "Obstructing Traffic." They are convicted and incarcerated. While in prison Alice started a Hunger Strike and is forcibly fed a mixture of eggs and milk for nutrition. -
WW1 ends in November
WW1 finally ended after starting in 1917. After endless amounts of bad press about the treatment of Alice Paul in prison, President Wilson announced woman's suffrage is "urgently needed" as a "war measure" -
WSA introduced to congress
The Woman Suffrage amendment was introduced to Congress in 1878. It is passed by house of Reps and the Senate. Illinois and Wisconsin are the first states to ratify. -
League of Women Voters formation
The League of Women Voters is formed -
NAWSA disbands
With their work finally being complete, the National American Woman Suffrage Association disbands. -
19th amendment finally ratified
Tennessee finally ratified the 19th amendment making it the 36th and final state needed for the amendment to pass! The amendment states that the right to vote shall no be denied by the U.S or any States on the account of sex.